Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Seamus Deane

Born: February 9, 1940
Died: May 12, 2021 (aged 81)
Bio: Seamus Deane was an Irish poet, novelist, and critic.
Known for:
- Reading in the Dark (1996)
- Celtic revivals (1985)
- Strange country (1997)
- A Short History of Irish Literature (1986)
- Foreign Affections (2005)






