Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Maggie Shipstead

Born: 1983 (age 42)
Bio: Maggie Shipstead is an American novelist. She is the author of Seating Arrangements and Astonish Me. Seating Arrangements won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2012.
Known for:
- Seating Arrangements (2012)
- Astonish Me (2014)