Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
William Alexander Percy

Born: May 14, 1885
Died: January 21, 1942 (aged 56)
Bio: William Alexander Percy, was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Mississippi. His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee became a bestseller. His father LeRoy Percy was the last United States Senator from Mississippi elected by the legislature.
Known for:
- Lanterns On The Levee (1941)
- In April Once (1920)
- Sappho in Levkas: And Other Poems (1915)
- Enzio's Kingdom: And Other Poems (1924)