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.
Simone Schwarz-Bart

Born: January 8, 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Simone Schwarz-Bart is a French novelist and playwright of Guadeloupean origin.
Known for:
- The bridge of beyond (1972)
- Between Two Worlds (1979)
- Un Plat de porc aux bananes vertes (1967)