Sir Walter Scott

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    Go, Soul, the body’s guest,
    Upon a thankless arrant:
    Fear not to touch the best;
    The truth shall be thy warrant:
    Go, since I needs must die,
    And give the world the lie.
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)