Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Harriette Simpson Arnow
Born: July 7, 1908
Died: March 22, 1986 (aged 77)
Bio: Harriette Arnow was an American novelist, who lived in Kentucky and Michigan.
Known for:
- The Dollmaker (1954)
- Hunter's horn (1949)
- Seedtime on the Cumberland (1960)
- Between the flowers
- Mountain path (1936)