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.
John Malcolm Brinnin

Born: September 13, 1916
Died: June 25, 1998 (aged 81)
Bio: John Malcolm Brinnin was an American poet and literary critic. Brinnin was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to two United States citizens.
Known for:
- Dylan Thomas in America (1955)
- Grand Luxe: The Transatlantic Style (1988)
- William Carlos Williams (1963)






