“Children are the world's most ardent traditionalists. They like things stable and categorized.”

— Jane Espenson

How to Succeed at Vampire Slaying and Keep Your Soul (2005)
Context: Children are the world's most ardent traditionalists. They like things stable and categorized. They want to know what girls can do and what girls can't do. Television, like it or not, teaches them a lot of these rules.

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American television writer and producer 1964

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