Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Selma Lagerlöf
Born: November 20, 1858
Died: March 16, 1940 (aged 81)
Bio: Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and is best remembered for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige.
Known for:
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906)
- Gösta Berlings Saga (1891)
- Charlotte Löwensköld (1925)
- The Emperor of Portugallia (1914)
- Jerusalem (1902)