Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Nicholas A. Basbanes
Born: May 25, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Nicholas Andrew Basbanes is an American author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture.
Known for:
- A Gentle Madness (1995)
- World of letters (2003)
- Among the gently mad (2002)
- Every Book Its Reader (2005)







