Quote by: Lew Wallace

They to whom a boy comes asking, Who am I, and what am I to be? have need of ever so much care. Each word in answer may prove to the after-life what each finger-touch of the artist is to the clay he is modelling.


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Author Bio


  • NameLew Wallace
  • DescriptionAmerican lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur'
  • AliasesLewis "Lew" Wallace
  • BornApril 10, 1827
  • DiedFebruary 15, 1905
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Lawyer; Diplomat; Novelist; Politician; Autobiographer; Writer