Quote of the day
To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
Thomas B. Thorpe

Born: 1815
Died: 1878 (aged 63)
Bio: Thomas Bangs Thorpe was an American antebellum humorist, painter, illustrator, and author best known for the short story "The Big Bear of Arkansas", which was first published in the periodical Spirit of the Times in 1841.
Known for:
- The Mysteries of the Backwoods