Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Marjorie Pizer

Born: 1920
Died: January 4, 2016 (aged 96)
Bio: Marjorie Pizer was an Australian poet. Pizer was born in Melbourne and studied literature at the University of Melbourne from 1939, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Pizer began her working life as a clerk in the public service.
Known for:
- To you, the living (1981)
- A Poet's Life (2006)
- Poems (2014)
- Tides flow: poems (1972)
- Selected poems, 1963-1983 (1984)