"The past is never completely lost, however extensive the devastation. Your sorrows are the bricks and mortar of a magnificent temple. What you are today and what you will be tomorrow are because of what you have been."

Source: ‘Rango’ Director Gore Verbinski Reveals The Top Ten Inspirations Of His Oscar-Contending Animated Feature Film by Drew Taylor, www.indiewire.com. February 13, 2012.