Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Robert Smythe Hichens

Born: November 14, 1864
Died: July 20, 1950 (aged 85)
Bio: Robert Hichens was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the "Naughty Nineties".
Known for:
- The Green Carnation (1894)
- The Spell of Egypt (1908)
- The Garden of Allah (1904)
- The Way of Ambition (1913)
- Tongues of conscience (1900)