Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Frederic Morton

Born: October 5, 1924
Died: April 20, 2015 (aged 90)
Bio: Frederic Morton was an Austrian-born American writer. Born Fritz Mandelbaum in Vienna, Morton was the son of a blacksmith who specialized in forging imperial medals. In the wake of the Anschluss of 1938, his father was arrested, but later released.
Known for:
- A nervous splendor (1979)
- The Rothschilds (1962)
- Thunder at Twilight
- The forever street






