Maynard Owen Williams quotes:
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Statues and children frame the Eiffel Tower and its watery image. When the Germans occupied Paris, they housed a beacon light in the Tower to guide their night planes. The victorious United States Army requisitioned this landmark as a radar transmission point.
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If one sits on the head of the Great Buddha and looks across the green valley, framed by the arch of the grotto and dotted with fort-like manors that are almost tiny villages, he has a view and a sensation of rare beauty.
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Never grieve for me if it is my good fortune to die with my boots on. That's what I most hope for.
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When Luis Marden dropped in by air from Säo Paulo, he demanded gauchos...
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The uniform of polish uhlan makes even the youngest, inexperienced boy looks like he's made from steel.