Earth and air could not be more opposite than Mildred and Holly, yet in my head they acquired a Siamese twinship, and the thread of thought that had sewn them together ran like this: the average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul—desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change. All right, here were two people who never would. That is what Mildred Grossman had in common with Holly Golightly. They would never change because they’d been given their character too soon; which, like sudden riches, leads to a lack of proportion: The one had splurged herself into a heavy a top-heavy realist, the other a lopsided romantic.

From “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote

Gorgeous and smooth prose with an unsurpassable selection of words: “The one had splurged herself into a heavy a top-heavy realist, the other a lopsided romantic.” Only   Truman Capote can write this sentence. He also came to the conclusion there are some people who never grow up and retain the mystic and freshness of an adventurous immature personality.  Of course, most of us, when we reach a certain age, never change; we are the way we are, and no one can change us. This is probably the number one cause of divorce—the futile expectancy that your loved one will change with time and your efforts.