Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Dannie Abse
Born: September 22, 1923
Died: September 28, 2014 (aged 91)
Bio: Daniel Abse was a Welsh poet.
Known for:
- Ash on a young man's sleeve (1954)
- Welsh retrospective (1997)
- Speak, Old Parrot (2013)
- Goodbye, twentieth century (2001)
- White coat, purple coat (1989)