“Calvin: It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool.
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Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
01 Aug 90
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
Source: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
“I hate that everyone calls it growing up, but it seems like DYING.”
— Holly Black, book Doll Bones
Source: Doll Bones
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