“The man with the Words shall wait upon the man of achievement, and step by step with him try to tell the story to the tribe.”

Describing the writer's role as interpreter and recorder of human action. · Speech, Literature, 1906

• History
• Storytelling
• Writing

“The circumstances of my early training happened to throw me among disciplined men of action.”

Acknowledging the formative influence of his early environment. · Speech, The Spirit of the Navy, 1908

• Education
• Experience
• Influence

“I did not realise, then, what I realised later, that the men who belong to the Services do not attract much of the world’s attention or its interest.”

Looking back on his changing understanding of the public's relationship with service life. · Speech, The Spirit of the Navy, 1908

• Attention
• Experience
• Service