Your heart is as fresh as your face; and that is well. The useless men are those who never change with the years. Many views that I held to in my you… - J. M. Barrie

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Your heart is as fresh as your face; and that is well. The useless men are those who never change with the years. Many views that I held to in my youth and long afterwards are a pain to me now, and I am carrying away from Thrums memories of errors into which I fell at every stage of my ministry. When you are older you will know that life is a long lesson in humility.

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About J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and dramatist, more commonly known as J. M. Barrie. He is most famous as the author of the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.

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Native Name: James Matthew Barrie
Alternative Names: J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet James Barrie JM Barrie James M. Barrie
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