Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
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