Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Frederick Franck

Born: April 12, 1909
Died: June 5, 2006 (aged 97)
Bio: Frederick Sigfred Franck was a painter, sculptor, and author of more than 30 books on Buddhism and other subjects who was known for his interest in human spirituality. He was a native of The Netherlands and became a United States citizen in 1945.
Known for:
- The Zen of seeing (1973)
- Zen seeing, Zen drawing (1993)
- Pacem in Terris: A Love Story (2000)
- A Passion for Seeing (2002)
- Seeing Venice (2002)