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.
Bio: Barbara O'Neal is an American romance novelist who has written over forty books. Her books include The Lost Recipe for Happiness and How to Bake a Perfect Life as well as The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue and Lady Luck's Map of Vegas.
