Christina Rossetti

Obedience is the fruit of faith.

Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

It's an ear job, not an eye job.