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.
George Sterling

Born: December 1, 1869
Died: November 17, 1926 (aged 56)
Bio: George Sterling was an American poet and playwright based in California who, during his lifetime, was celebrated on the Pacific coast as one of the great American poets, although he never gained equivalent success in the rest of the United States.
Known for:
- The Thirst of Satan
- The house of orchids, and other poems (1911)
- The triumph of Bohemia (1907)
- Beyond The Breakers And Other Poems (1914)
- The Binding Of The Beast (1917)






