Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Cornelia Meigs
Born: December 6, 1884
Died: September 10, 1973 (aged 88)
Bio: Cornelia Lynde Meigs was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature.
Known for:
- Invincible Louisa (1933)
- Swift Rivers (1932)
- The Windy Hill (1921)
- Master Simon's garden (1916)
- The wonderful locomotive







