Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
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)