“Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.” ~Françoise Sagan French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Françoise Sagan was born on this day in 1935.
“Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.” ~Françoise Sagan French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Françoise Sagan was born on this day in 1935.
“The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.” ~Anna Laetitia Barbauld English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children’s literature, Anna Laetitia Barbauld was born on this day in 1743.
“Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.” ~Salman Rushdie Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie was born on this day in 1947.
“Life is too uncertain… You must seize happiness where you find it.” ~Deanna Raybourn American author Deanna Raybourn was born on this day in 1968.
“As long as you don’t forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.” ~Isabelle Holland American author Isabelle Holland was born on this day in 1920.
“When you get over the anxiety, you discover you should have been mad a long time ago.” ~Amy Clampitt American poet and author Amy Clampitt was born on this day in 1920.
“To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.” ~Margaret Bourke-White American photographer and documentary photographer Margaret Bourke-White was born on this day in 1904.
“And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?” ~Ann Druyan American documentary producer and director Ann Druyan was born on this day in 1949.
“It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true.” ~Harriet Martineau English social theorist Harriet Martineau was born on this day in 1802.
“Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.” ~Hattie McDaniel American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian Hattie McDaniel was born on this day in 1893.
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