"Nature never says anything to a child. To read its message one must look at it with eyes already old."
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The Ego Book (1914), ch. 2
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Vance Thompson
1863 – 1925
Vance Thompson (April 17, 1863 – June 5, 1925) was an American literary critic, novelist, poet and low-carbohydrate diet writer.
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