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 Robb Ellis

Born: February 22, 1911
Died: September 7, 1998 (aged 87)
Bio: Edward Robb Ellis was a diarist and journalist who worked in New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Chicago, and New York City.
Known for:
- The epic of New York City (1966)
- A diary of the century (1995)
- A nation in torment (1970)