The essential and defining characteristic of childhood is not the effo…

Stephen King
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The essential and defining characteristic of childhood is not the effortless merging of dream and reality, but only alienation. There are no words for childhood's dark turns and exhalations. A wise child recognizes it and submits to the necessary consequences. A child who counts the cost is a child no longer. ✨ Stephen King (2008). 'Salem's Lot, p.449, Anchor
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