"It has taken a great deal of energy, which has not been so difficult to summon as the necessary patience to wait, simply wait much of the time - until my instincts assured me that I had assembled my materials in proper order for a final welding into their natural form."

"And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now I'll be more contented working in an office than ever before."

"For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat."

"Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness."

"If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure."

"Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose."