Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Esther Forbes
Born: June 28, 1891
Died: August 12, 1967 (aged 76)
Bio: Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal.
Known for:
- Johnny Tremain (1943)
- Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1940)
- A Mirror for Witches (1928)
- America's Paul Revere (1946)
- O Genteel Lady! (1926)