The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you ident… - Judith Martin

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The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't have to pay taxes - naturally, no one wants to live any other way.

Judith Martin

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Judith Martin (September 13, 1938 - ) American advice columnist (under the pseudonym "Miss Manners")

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