Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Octavia Nasr

Born: 1966 (age 59)
Bio: Octavia Nasr is a Lebanese journalist who covers Middle East affairs.