Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: nev…

Lois McMaster Bujold
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Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished. ✨ Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). Cordelia's Honor, p.391, Baen Books
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