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“Rowdy, hopped-up college kids pass us in an endless, noisy blur like they're being mass produced or squeezed out of a tube - guys skulking in their T-shirts and cargo shorts, girls in low-slung jeans and flip-flops, pimples and breasts and tattoos and lipstick and legs and bra straps, and cigarettes; a colorful, sexy melange. I feel old and tired and I just want to be them again, want to be young and stupid, filled with angst and attitude and unbridled lust. Can I have a do-over, please? I swear to God I'll make a real go of it this time.”

Quote by Jonathan Tropper

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Jonathan Tropper

Jonathan Tropper, born in February 1970, is an American writer known for his humorous and emotionally deep works, which mainly focus on modern urban life and interpersonal relationships. more

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