"There could be no honor..." - Ann Landers

"There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat." - Ann Landers.

Ann Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in 1955.

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For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America.

Due to this popularity, "Ann Landers," though fictional, became something of a national institution and cultural icon.