All young people worry about things, it's a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in life was that I'd never again achieve anything as good, or pure, or noble, or true, as my O-level results.

David Nicholls
About This Quote

This quote is full of irony. It's ironic because on the surface, it's about how people worry about things later in life. However, the deeper meaning of the quote is about the importance of something that is not at all apparent on the surface.

Source: Starter For Ten

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