Quote of the day
Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
Nelly Sachs
Born: December 10, 1891
Died: May 12, 1970 (aged 78)
Bio: Nelly Sachs was a Jewish German poet and playwright whose experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokeswoman for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews.
Known for:
- Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs
- Fahrt ins Staublose (1961)
- Collected Poems I, 1944-1949
- O the chimneys (1967)
- The seeker, and other poems