Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Rose George

Born: 1969 (age 56)
Bio: Rose George is a British journalist and author. She began writing in 1994, as an intern at The Nation magazine in New York City.
Known for:
- Deep Sea and Foreign Going (2013)