I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.
William Butler YeatsTime can but make it easier to be wise / Though now it seems impossible, and so / All that you need is patience.
William Butler YeatsI whispered, 'I am too young,' and then, 'I am old enough'; wherefore I threw a penny to find out if I might love.
William Butler Yeats