Quote of the day
Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
Ronald Wright
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Ronald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times.
Known for:
- A Short History of Progress (2004)
- The Gold Eaters: A Novel (2015)
- Stolen continents (1992)
- A Scientific Romance (1997)
- What is America? (2008)