The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write... - Benjamin Disraeli

"A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art."

"I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best."

"When I want to read a novel, I write one."

"Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure."

"Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes."