The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself.... Love of oneself becomes love of the species. Conscience is pointed to the future, whispering permission to reach beyond the safety net of our ordinary and finite human existence.


The Family Romance of the Impostor-poet Thomas Chatterton (ed. Univ of California Press, 1989) - ISBN: 9780520065659

Louise J. Kaplan Quotes

The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself.... Love of oneself becomes love of ...

The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself.... Love of oneself becomes love of ...

The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself.... Love of oneself becomes love of ...

The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself.... Love of oneself becomes love of ...