Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Carmen Laforet

Born: September 6, 1921
Died: February 28, 2004 (aged 82)
Bio: Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War.
Known for:
- La isla y los demonios (1952)
- La Insolacion (1963)
- La mujer nueva (1955)
- Al Volver La Esquina (2004)







