Quote of the day
Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop suffering. That is its purpose.
Edward Eager

Born: June 20, 1911
Died: October 23, 1964 (aged 53)
Bio: Edward McMaken Eager was an American lyricist, dramatist, and writer of children's fiction. His children's novels followed Edith Nesbit in featuring the appearance of magic in the lives of ordinary children.
Known for:
- Half Magic (1954)
- Magic by the lake (1957)
- Seven-day magic (1958)
- Knight's castle (1956)
- The time garden (1958)