Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Michael Dirda
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Michael Dirda is a book critic for the Washington Post. He has been a Fulbright Fellow and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993.
Known for:
- Classics for Pleasure (2007)
- Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life (2006)
- Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments (2000)