I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.


Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction (1979)


I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.

I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.

I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.

I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.