Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Dominique Fernandez
Born: August 25, 1929 (age 96)
Bio: Dominique Fernandez is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books. Much of his writing explores homosexual experience and creativity. In 1982 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; and in 2007 he was elected a member of the Académie française.