Quote of the day
Dumbledore: It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Ignazio Silone

Born: May 1, 1900
Died: August 22, 1978 (aged 78)
Bio: Ignazio Silone was the pseudonym of Secondino Tranquilli, an Italian author and politician.
Known for:
- Fontamara (1933)
- Bread and Wine (1937)
- The Abruzzo trilogy
- Luca's Secret (1956)
- La scuola dei dittatori (1962)