The Arrogance Of The Artist Is A

I've Spent My Life Trying To Be Better Than I Was, And I Am A Brother To All Who Share The Same Aspiration.

We Risk Great Peril If We Kill Off This Spirit Of Adventure, For We Cannot Predict How And In What Seemingly Unrelated Fields It Will Manifest Itself. A Nation That Loses Its Forward Thrust Is In Danger, And One Of The Most Effective Ways To Retain That Thrust Is To Keep Exploring Possibilities. The Sense Of Exploration Is Intimately Bound Up With Human Resolve, And For A Nation To Believe That It Is Still Committed To A Forward Motion Is To Ensure Its Continuance.

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.

As A Writer I Have Persisted In My Uncertainty, Alternating Between Novels Which Could Charitably Be Considered Literature And World Reporting Which By Another Stretch Of Objective Standards Might Be Called History.

If A Man Happens To Find Himself, He Has A Mansion Which He Can Inhabit With Dignity All The Days Of His Life.