Quote of the day
Every hand and every hour should be devoted to rescue the world from its insanity of guilt, and to assuage the pangs of human hearts with balm and anodyne. To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
Robyn Davidson
Born: September 6, 1950 (age 73)
Bio: Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer best known for her book Tracks, about her 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of west Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned over 30 years.
Known for:
- From Alice to ocean (1992)
- Desert places (1996)
- Desert, Mountain, Sea (1989)