Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Alfred Shrubb
Born: December 12, 1879
Died: April 23, 1964 (aged 84)
Bio: Alfred "Alfie" Shrubb was an English middle and long distance runner. During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1,000 races of about 1,800 started.