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.
Émile Gallé
Born: May 8, 1846
Died: September 23, 1904 (aged 58)
Bio: Émile Gallé was a French artist who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major forces in the French Art Nouveau movement.