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Adolescence is a tough time for parent and child alike. It is a time between: between childhood and maturity, between parental protection and personal responsibility, between life stage- managed by grown-ups and life privately held.

Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Journalist
Novelist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anna Marie Quindlen
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Maturity
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