Liberal Arts2012

Prof. Peter Hoberg:
You know how old I am?

Jesse Fisher:
No, how old are you?

Prof. Peter Hoberg:
It's none of your goddamn business. Do you know how old I feel like I am?

Jesse Fisher:
[shrugs]

Prof. Peter Hoberg:
19. Since I was 19, I have never felt not 19. But I shave my face, and I look in the mirror, and I'm forced to say, "This is not a 19-year-old staring back at me." [sighs] Teaching here all these years, I've had to be very clear with myself, that even when I'm surrounded by 19-year-olds, and I may have felt 19, I'm not 19 anymore. You follow me?

Jesse Fisher:
Yeah.

Prof. Peter Hoberg:
Nobody feels like an adult. It's the world's dirty secret.