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.
Marsha Norman
Born: September 21, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother.
Known for:
- 'Night, Mother (1981)
- The Secret Garden (1992)
- Getting Out (1977)
- The Color Purple (2006)
- The Bridges of Madison County (2014)