Quote of the day
A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
Ted Hughes
Born: August 17, 1930
Died: October 28, 1998 (aged 68)
Bio: Edward James "Ted" Hughes was an English poet and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.
Known for:
- Birthday Letters (1998)
- The Iron Man (1968)
- The Hawk in the Rain (1957)
- Tales from Ovid (1997)
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