We are never prepared for what we expect.

During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could both write and photograph with the artistry of Robert Vavra.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

Many people who want to be writers don't really want to be writers. They want to have been writers. They wish they had a book in print.

a soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor.

The most sheer fun I ever had in sports was playing volleyball, a game I commend highly. I understand that an effort is under way to establish a national league of professional volleyball teams, and if you have ever seen the great women's teams of Japan and Russia or the equally good men's teams of Cuba and East Germany, you know how exciting this playground game, which requires so little equipment, can be.

If a young aspirant had a modicum of skill and a busy typewriter she or he would sooner or later get a foothold in one of the magazines and a leaping start on the ladder upward.