Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, ha… - Theodore Dalrymple

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Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence. Children grow up very fast but not very far. That is why it is possible for 14 year olds now to establish friendships with 26 year olds - because they know by the age of 14 all they are ever going to know.

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Anthony Daniels (born 11 October 1949) is an English writer and retired physician (prison doctor and psychiatrist) who frequently uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple.

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Alternative Names: Anthony Malcolm Daniels • Anthony Daniels • Anthony M. Daniels • A. M. Daniels

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