Quote by Paul Giamatti

I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble.

I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's experience of having more freedom as the youngest child in their family compared to their siblings. They explain how they would often wander and engage in their own activities while remaining unnoticed or undisturbed by the adults. Despite this freedom, the speaker emphasizes that they did not get into serious or severely negative trouble during their explorations.

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By Paul Giamatti

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