Quote of the day
It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.
Christopher Ricks

Born: 1933 (age 90)
Bio: Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks is a British literary critic and scholar. He is the William M. and Sara B.
Known for:
- Dylan's Visions of Sin (2004)
- The Force of Poetry (1984)
- Keats and Embarrassment (1974)
- The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse (1987)