Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Edith Sitwell
Born: September 7, 1887
Died: December 9, 1964 (aged 77)
Bio: Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells.
Known for:
- Fanfare for Elizabeth (1946)
- A poet's notebook (1943)
- The Queens and the Hive (1962)
- English Women (1942)
- Victoria of England (1935)
Edith Sitwell Quotes