“‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides.’—Unofficial UN Motto”~Robert Asprin American science fiction and fantasy author, and active fan Robert Asprin was born on this day in 1946.
“‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides.’—Unofficial UN Motto”~Robert Asprin American science fiction and fantasy author, and active fan Robert Asprin was born on this day in 1946.
“In the bigger scheme of things the universe is not asking us to do something, the universe is asking us to be something. And that’s a whole different thing.”~Lucille Clifton American poet, writer, and educator Lucille Clifton was born on this day in 1936.
“Sometimes questions are more important than answers.”~Nancy Willard American writer: novelist, poet, author, and children’s books illustrator Nancy Willard was born on this day in 1936.
“People need dreams, there’s as much nourishment in them as food.”~Dorothy Gilman American writer Dorothy Gilman was born on this day in 1923.
“They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.”~Mary Wesley English novelist Mary Wesley was born on this day in 1912.
“If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.”~Ada Yonath Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Ada Yonath was born on this day in 1939.
“I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.”~Ian Mcewan British novelist and screenwriter Ian Mcewan was born on this day in 1948.
“You become more tolerant when you become older. You’re not interested in rapping people over the knuckles; you’re interested in understanding them.”~Claire Tomalin English journalist and biographer Claire Tomalin was born on this day in 1933.
“Just being out in the world, you see so many things, and every day, you experience so many concepts and different people and their coolness and weirdness. It’s a feast of ideas.”~Ann Wilson American singer and songwriter Ann Wilson was born on this day in 1950.
“Negative people present us with an accelerated personal growth opportunity.”~Gail Godwin American novelist and short story writer Gail Godwin was born on this day in 1937.
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