" Banting’s initial idea was neither original nor successful, but he persisted in it, and his persistence led to a solution that was both original and successful. He would later say that if he had been more familiar with the literature on the subject and had known about the previous attempts, he would not have pursued his idea at all. Fortunately [..] for millions of children, he knew next to nothing. "

― , Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle