“Sum and Khatiwada found that youth employment is linked to lower rates of teen pregnancy and reductions in crime, particularly among young men. Simply put, “high rates of idleness among men reduce their work experience and their future earnings potential, thus making criminal activity more attractive.”45”
― Plunder and Deceit: Big Government's Exploitation of Young People and the Future
― Plunder and Deceit: Big Government's Exploitation of Young People and the Future
“Life's no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe's my own to fool with.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“There are talking dogs all over the place, unbelievably boring they are, on and on and on about sex and shit and smells, and smells and shit and sex, and do you love me, do you love me, do you love me.”
― Changing Planes
― Changing Planes
“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
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“I bought a piece of God, ground to dust and mixed with alcohol in a glass bottle the colour of molasses.”
― Dermaphoria
― Dermaphoria
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