There's nothing so dangerous as sitting still. You've only got one life, one youth, and you can let it slip through your fingers if you want to; nothing easier. Most people do that.

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Cather, Willa. "The Bohemian Girl." McClure's Magazine, vol. 39, Aug. 1912, pp. 420-443. cather.unl.edu/writings/shortfiction/ss004