Danger — if you meet it promptly and without flinching — you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! – Sir Winston Churchill
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. – Titus Maccius Plautus
I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a suspension of belief. A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true. – W. H. Auden
