"What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?"

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"What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?"

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"Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now."

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"News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead."

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"I put the words down and push them a bit."

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