My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order to be as near me as could be, but it developed later that no nurse was allowed to go farther than the large troop hospitals far in the rear of the actual operations

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.

The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure.

Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.

Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened.

The earlier days of the republic went into the acquisition of money and the provision for material things is now finding an outlet in the espousal of art. Now America has the leisure and the culture to foster beauty.

Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.