Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Wu Cheng'en

Born: 1500
Died: 1582 (aged 82)
Bio: Wu Cheng'en, courtesy name Ruzhong, was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.