"I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence." ― Robert Cormier Topic(s): Teen More From Robert Cormier "Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt ‘safe’ there." More In Teen "Doesn’t matter whether it’s a teen girl who’s pregnant, hasn’t told her parents, or an elderly couple dealing with one of them being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Those are real people to me. Those are the people I dealt with every single day."― Mike Huckabee "A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult."― John B. S. Haldane "We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public."― Bryan White