Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Maurice Druon
Born: April 23, 1918
Died: April 14, 2009 (aged 90)
Bio: Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" between 1985 and 1999.
Known for:
- The Iron King (1955)
- The Strangled Queen (1955)
- The She-Wolf of France (1959)
- The Poisoned Crown (1956)
- The Royal Succession (1957)







