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.
Mary Norton

Born: December 10, 1903
Died: August 29, 1992 (aged 88)
Bio: Mary Norton, or Kathleen Mary Norton née Pearson, was an English author of children's books.
Known for:
- The Borrowers (1952)
- The Borrowers Afield (1955)
- The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
- The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
- The Borrowers Avenged (1982)