Roger Ebert (1942–2013) American film critic, author, journalist, and TV presenter
Review http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/latter-days-2004 of Latter Days (13 February 2004) <br class="br">Reviews, Two-and-a-half star reviews
“The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this problem by defying their elders and copying each other.”
— Quentin Crisp, book The Naked Civil Servant
Source: The Naked Civil Servant (1968), Ch. 19
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