Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Leo Lionni
Born: May 5, 1910
Died: October 11, 1999 (aged 89)
Bio: Leo Lionni was an author and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine.
Known for:
- Swimmy (1963)
- Frederick (1967)
- A Color of His Own (1975)
- Inch by Inch (1960)
- Little Blue and Little Yellow (1959)