She did not care for children's books in which the children grew up, as what "growing up" entailed {in life as in books} was a swift and inexplicable dwindling of character; out of a clear blue sky the heroes and heroines abandoned their adventures for some dull sweetheart, got married and had families, and generally started acting like a bunch of cows."
( Donna Tartt )
[ The Little Friend ]
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