Quote of the day
It is unjust and absurd of those advancing in years, to expect of the young that confidence should come all and only on their side: the human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.
Laura E. Richards
Born: February 27, 1850
Died: January 14, 1943 (aged 92)
Bio: Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer. She wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children.
Known for:
- Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 (1916)
- Captain January (1890)
- Queen Hildegarde (1889)
- The Green Satin Gown (1903)
- The golden windows (1903)