Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Monica Furlong
Born: January 17, 1930
Died: January 14, 2003 (aged 72)
Bio: Monica Furlong was a British author, journalist, and activist. She was born at Kenton near Harrow, north-west of London and died at Umberleigh in Devon. An obituary called her the Church of England's "most influential and creative layperson of the post-war period."
Known for:
- Wise Child (1987)
- Juniper (1990)
- Zen effects (1986)
- Merton: A Biography (1980)
- Robin's Country (1994)