Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Paulette Jiles

Born: April 4, 1943
Died: July 8, 2025 (aged 82)
Bio: Paulette Jiles-Johnson was an American-born Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Salem, Missouri, she was educated at the University of Illinois in Spanish literature. Jiles moved to Canada in 1969. She was married to Jim Johnson and had three stepchildren and six grandchildren.
Known for:
- Enemy Women (2002)
- Lighthouse Island: A Novel (2013)
- Stormy Weather (2007)
- North spirit (1995)






