“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.” ~Jessica Mitford English author Jessica Mitford was born on this day in 1917.
“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.” ~Jessica Mitford English author Jessica Mitford was born on this day in 1917.
“One of the wonderful things about being ALIVE is that it’s never too late.” ~Phyllis A. Whitney American mystery writer Phyllis A. Whitney was born on this day in 1903.
“Dead folks can’t hurt you none. It’s the ones that are alive, you have to watch out for.” ~Grace Metalious American author Grace Metalious was born on this day in 1924.
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” ~Grandma Moses American folk artist Grandma Moses was born on this day in 1860.
“The most painful and jealously guarded secrets are perhaps the ones that everyone around us knows. Stupid tragedies. Useless tears.” ~Carmen Laforet Spanish author Carmen Laforet was born on this day in 1921.
“Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.” ~Arthur Koestler Hungarian-born author and journalist Arthur Koestler was born on this day in 1905.
“Everything is change; and you cannot step twice into the same river.” ~Mary Renault English writer Mary Renault was born on this day in 1905.
“When you have a situation that’s destructive, when there’s tremendous inhumanity everywhere, you see how humanity survives in all of its different permutations.” ~Leslie Cockburn American investigative journalist, and filmmaker Leslie Cockburn was born on this day in 1952.
“Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.” ~Marguerite Gardiner Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess Marguerite Gardiner was born on this day in 1789.
“Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.” ~Sylvia Earle American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer Sylvia Earle was born on this day in 1935.
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