Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
William Rose Benét
Born: February 2, 1886
Died: May 4, 1950 (aged 64)
Bio: William Rose Benét was an American poet, writer, and editor. He was the older brother of Stephen Vincent Benét.
Known for:
- Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia (1948)
- The spirit of the scene
- Perpetual Light (1919)
- Merchants from Cathay (1913)
- The Dust Which Is God (1945)