The end of an era

So this is it. In a few minutes I will walk out the door, and this phase of my life will come to a close. Someone referred to it as the end of a chapter, but it feels more like the end of a tractate.

Here's part of my farewell e-mail to my co-workers. Some of you may enjoy it:

I'm horrible at goodbyes.

But I'm pretty good at puzzles.

So here are some famous goodbyes --- famous last words of real and fictional mammals, and last lines from literature. Once you've gotten them all, reading the first letter of each line in order will give you a final message from me.

( The puzzle )

The end of an era

So this is it. In a few minutes I will walk out the door, and this phase of my life will come to a close. Someone referred to it as the end of a chapter, but it feels more like the end of a tractate.

Here's part of my farewell e-mail to my co-workers. Some of you may enjoy it:

I'm horrible at goodbyes.

But I'm pretty good at puzzles.

So here are some famous goodbyes --- famous last words of real and fictional mammals, and last lines from literature. Once you've gotten them all, reading the first letter of each line in order will give you a final message from me.

( The puzzle )