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In the episode with Patti Smith, she said she loved Walt Disney's Peter Pan Little Golden Book because it offered a hopeful escape to Neverland where one didn't have to grow up. She highlighted the book's theme of avoiding aging as a personal inspiration.
Episode: Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever
The speaker loved this book because they did not want to grow up, viewing Neverland as a place where one could avoid aging.
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And I love Peter Pan, of course, because I didn't want to grow up. And so that was hope of a new place, Neverland, where you didn't have to grow up.