Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Nathaniel Tarn
Born: 1928 (age 96)
Bio: Nathaniel Tarn is an American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator. He was born to a French mother and a British father. He lived in Paris until age 7, then in Belgium until age 11.
Known for:
- The persephones (1974)
- The beautiful contradictions (1969)
- Ins and outs of the forest rivers (2008)
- Scandals in the house of birds (1997)