Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) Royal Navy officer and explorer
Last letter to his wife, quoted in Scott's Last Expedition (1913) vol.1, ch.20
“What makes a boy interesting does not make a man interesting.”
— Samuel R. Delany, book Flight from Nevèrÿon
Section 1 (p. 136)
Flight from Nevèrÿon (1985)
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