Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Breyten Breytenbach
Born: September 16, 1939 (age 84)
Bio: Breyten Breytenbach is a South African writer and painter of great eminence. He is informally considered as the national poet laureate by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans of the region. He also holds French citizenship.
Known for:
- All one horse (1990)
- Mouroir (1984)
- A season in paradise (1980)
- A veil of footsteps (2008)