“ Any man's life can be seen as a series of engagements with his fathers, Including the surrogates provided by life and literature. Richard Brookhiser
“ Lincoln Road that sorrow is most difficult for the young because it, "takes them unawares." The old, he said, have learned to anticipate difficulty. Lincoln wrote that sorrow is most difficult for the… Richard Brookhiser
“ Lincoln told a family friend that his father taught him to work, but never learned him to love it. Richard Brookhiser
