Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression. (Mariella Frostrup)

Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

Mariella Frostrup

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