Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Richard Howard
Born: October 13, 1929
Died: March 31, 2022 (aged 92)
Bio: Richard Joseph Howard was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of Columbia University, where he studied under Mark Van Doren, and where he now teaches.
Known for:
- A Progressive Education (2014)
- Bonaparte's Sons (1997)
- Strange Tales in Fiction and Fact (2006)
- Without Saying (2008)