Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Patrick O'Brian

Born: December 12, 1914
Died: January 2, 2000 (aged 85)
Bio: Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Known for:
- Master and Commander (1969)
- HMS Surprise (1973)
- Post Captain (1972)
- Desolation Island (1978)
- The Mauritius Command (1977)