 " The rules are arbitrary , unfathomable , and subject to sudden change . A brutal social hierarchy prevails , with the rich , the good @-@ looking , and the athletic <unk> their advantages over everyone else . To survive you have to be totally fake . Adults don 't seem to understand how high the stakes are ; your whole life could be over , and they act like it 's just some " phase " ! Everyone 's always watching you , scrutinizing your clothes or your friends and obsessing over whether you 're having sex or taking drugs or getting good enough grades , but no one cares who you really are or how you really feel about anything . " 
