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.
Barbara Goldsmith
Born: May 18, 1931
Died: June 26, 2016 (aged 85)
Bio: Barbara Goldsmith was an American author, journalist, and philanthropist. She received critical and popular acclaim for her best selling books, essays, articles, and her philanthropic work.
Known for:
- Obsessive Genius (2005)
- Other powers (1998)
- Johnson Vs. Johnson (1987)