William Walker Atkinson ( 1862 – 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is also the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka. In this book he writes:
"Memory the chief priest in the Temple of Mind. Memory the golden thread that links all the mental gifts together. Some memories like marble; other like soft sand. Shifting character the result of poor memory. "