I find it really offensive when people say that the emotional experiences of teenagers are less real or less important than those of adults.

“And he couldn't know because he hadn't been left with an unkeepable promise, be…”

“Yeah, Pudge is adorable / but you want incorrigible / so Jake is more endurable…”

“As I followed Margo's directions through the maze of one-way streets, we saw a …”

“But there is all this time between when the cracks start to open up and when we…”