Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Marie Vieux Chauvet
Born: September 16, 1916
Died: June 19, 1973 (aged 56)
Bio: Marie Vieux-Chauvet was a Haitian novelist, poet and playwright. Born and educated in Port-au-Prince, she is most famous works for the novels Fille d'Haïti, La Danse sur le Volcan, Fonds des Nègres, and Amour, Colère, Folie.