Quote of the day
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
Fanny Howe

Born: October 15, 1940 (age 84)
Bio: Fanny Howe is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She has written many novels in prose collection. Howe was awarded the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, presented annually by the Poetry Foundation to a living U.S.
Known for:
- The wedding dress (2003)
- Radical Love: 5 Novels (2006)
- The Winter Sun: Notes on a Vocation (2009)
- One crossed out (1997)
- Second Childhood: Poems (2014)