"Teenagerdom was a secret identity in the first place"

p189 "Fortress of Solitude" Jonathan Lethem

Being a teenager is in a sense a secret identity, or a pre-identity. At that stage in a person's life they still aren't sure who they really are. They will create an identity that may give them friends or make them succeed in classes or athletics. The teenage years and high school, leading up through the early 20s and college is the time when a person create their true identity, who they are going to be as an adult. As a teenager there is a lot of freedom that one can do. You can get away with things that would be a crime when you are an adult, you can be stupid and do stupid things and get away with it. But ocne you pass through the phase of teenagerdom, this stops.

Everyday heroes....

I never witnessed any random heroic act, let alone did one myself. People who risk their lives as part of their everyday jobs or just because they were there when the shit went down is truly heroic. But for me, personally, My everyday heroes are writers. People who create compelling characters and narratives that help us get through the day, that inspire us and give us reason to look forward to life.