Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Donald Barr

Born: August 8, 1921
Died: February 5, 2004 (aged 82)
Bio: Donald Barr was a US educator and author, who taught English at Columbia University, was headmaster at the Dalton School in New York City, the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and was the author of two science fiction novels.






