Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation. – Claude Levi-Strauss
I had no idea of the size of my bank account as a teen, and I didnt care to know. That was my moms job, I figured that I would just find out when I turned 18. If you cant trust your mom, then who can you trust? – Anna Chlumsky