Beethoven: The Universal Composer.

He would nurse a beer through an evening of Irish revelry, affable and jovial, and carry his paralytically drunk companions home to bed without any disturbance to his life-long calm.

History admires the wise, but elevates the brave.

Brave? Or stupid?"
Roger shrugged. "I've never been quite sure where brave stopped and stupid began, myself.

Yes, Father. They have the bravest hearts, the noblest souls, and the shiniest armor in all the world.”
“Shiniest armor?” repeated King Ban.

I guess I felt I was lucky because history just happened to hand me all these empty niches, and it did fuel me. It is always exciting when you tap into some new subject matter.