Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Kate Chopin
Born: February 8, 1850
Died: August 22, 1904 (aged 54)
Bio: Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was a U.S. author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald.
Known for:
- The Awakening (1899)
- The Story of an Hour (1894)
- Bayou folk (1894)
- A night in Acadie (1897)
- A Pair of Silk Stockings (1897)
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