Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, Bt, PRA (3 December 1830–25 January 1896) was an English painter and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical and classical subject matter.

An Athlete Wrestling With A Python is a white marble sculpture 1.78m in height first cast in 1888-1891 by Lord Leighton. The edition used for the inspirationz design is currently in the private collection of John Schaeffer, Sydney, Australia.

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Kate Seredy

Kate Seredy (10 November 1896 – 7 March 1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books, written in the English language. She moved from Budapest to the United States in 1922.

Her 1937 novel, The White Stag was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature.

The quote “Kill the snake of doubt in your soul’ is from The White Stag. The full quote reads ‘Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.”

Quote is © Kate Seredy and used by permission of Viking Penguin.