Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Nella Larsen
Born: April 13, 1891
Died: March 30, 1964 (aged 72)
Bio: Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen, born Nellie Walker, was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand and Passing, and a few short stories.
Known for:
- Passing (1929)
- Quicksand & Passing
- Quicksand (1928)
- The complete fiction of Nella Larsen