Quote of the day
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
Modris Eksteins

Born: 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Modris Eksteins is a Canadian historian with a special interest in German history and modern culture.
Known for:
- Rites of Spring (1989)
- Solar Dance (2012)
- Walking Since Daybreak (1999)
- The limits of reason (1975)
- Nineteenth-Century Germany (1983)