Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft – not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing. – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved. – Thucydides

It is nothing for one to know something unless another knows you know it. – Proverb

If the views I have expressed be right, we can think of our civilization evolving with the growth of knowledge from small wandering tribes to large settled law. – John Boyd Orr