"She who succeeds in gaining mastery of the bicycle will gain mastery of life"

I found the most amazing book at the bookstore today. It's called "How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle ~ Reflections of an influential 19th century woman~" by Frances E. Willard. She was the president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union from 1879 to 1898. At the age of 53 she decided to learn to ride a bicycle; very plucky. The book was all of 99 cents and was the perfect read for my obscenely long commute (which surprisingly was not so evil today). I read the last page as the train pulled into my station.

It's full of fine quotables which I'll share over the next little while.