Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
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






