Quote of the day
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.
Marjorie Hope Nicolson

Born: 1894
Died: March 9, 1981 (aged 87)
Bio: Marjorie Hope Nicolson was an American literary scholar. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1955.
Known for:
- Newton demands the muse (1946)
- Science and Imagination (1956)
- A reader's guide to John Milton (1963)






