“When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you”

—  Gail Carson Levine

Source: Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly

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