Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Matilde Serao

Born: March 7, 1856
Died: July 25, 1927 (aged 71)
Bio: Matilde Serao was a Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist. She was the founder and editor of Il Mattino, and she also wrote several novels.
Known for:
- Il ventre di Napoli (1884)
- The conquest of Rome (1906)
- The Land of Cockayne
- The ballet dancer and On guard
- In the country of Jesus