Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Pierre de Marivaux
Born: February 4, 1688
Died: February 12, 1763 (aged 75)
Bio: Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.
Known for:
- The Game of Love and Chance (1730)
- L'Île des esclaves
- Double Inconstancy (1724)
- Les Fausses Confidences (1737)
- La Surprise de l'amour