Back to Methuselah though Kennedy stated that he was quoting Shaw—"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?' Back to Methuselah Back to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch) by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface ("An Infidel Half Century") and a series of five plays: "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden)", "The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day", "The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170", "Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000", and "As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920". All were written during 1918–20, published simultaneously by
But Why Not quarter mile Suburban Handicap and finished second to Vulcan's Forge. In late August, she went back to racing against her own gender and won the Firenze Handicap (now called the Personal Ensign Handicap) at a mile and one sixteenth at Saratoga Race Course, beating Allies Pal and Conniver in 1:44-4/5. In November, she competed at one mile in the Top Flight Handicap at Belmont Park, where she won going away under jockey Dave Gorman in 1:43.60. Due to an injury, But Why Not did not race again for over 14 months. At age six, But Why Not attempted a comeback