Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Yang Wanli

Born: 1127
Died: 1206 (aged 79)
Bio: Yang Wanli was a Chinese poet, born in Jishui, Jiangxi. He was one of the "four masters" of Southern Song Dynasty poetry.