Quotes About Preadolescence

Along with preadolescence came a more pressing desire for escape. I read more widely, more indiscriminately, and mostly with an interest in how far a book could take me from my life and how long it could keep me there:

During preadolescence, however, your puppy will be far more interested in how they fit into the fabric of your everyday life. If you don't tell them where to go and what to do, they will turn your life upside down by making their own set of rules — and that's a nightmare I wouldn't wish on anybody.