Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Conrad Richter
Born: October 13, 1890
Died: October 30, 1968 (aged 78)
Bio: Conrad Michael Richter was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods.
Known for:
- The Light in the Forest (1953)
- The Awakening Land (1966)
- The Town (1950)
- The Waters of Kronos (1960)
- The Trees (1940)