Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Ding Ling
Born: October 12, 1904
Died: March 4, 1986 (aged 81)
Bio: Ding Ling, formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi, one of the most celebrated 20th-century Chinese authors. She was awarded the Soviet Union's Stalin second prize for Literature in 1951.
Known for:
- Miss Sophia's Diary
- I myself am a woman
- The power of weakness
- Miss Sophie's diary and other stories
- The Sun Shines Over the Sangkan River (1984)