Nadine Gordimer: The truth isn’t always beauty..

Nadine Gordimer

“The truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.”

Nadine Gordimer

November 20, 1923: Happy 90th birthday, Nadine Gordimer! The novelist and Nobel Prize winner has been an anti-apartheid activist since the 1960s.

Alexander Pope: Fools rush in..

Portrait of Alexander Pope, oil on canvas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

Alexander Pope

May 21, 1688: English poet and translator Alexander Pope was born in London, 325 years ago today. Though he made his living on popular translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, it is his satirical quips that live on today.

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via Cristian Mihai: Movies about writers

Here is another excellient post by Cristian Mihai. This time the article will appeal to the movie enthusiasts of you. Cristian reviews briefly the 10 movies that he likes best on the subject of “writers” (and their troubles with writing).

Rafael Sabatini: He was born with a gift of laughter..

Rafael Sabatini

“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”

Rafael Sabatini

April 29, 1875: Italian writer Rafael Sabatini’s swashbuckling tales made him a best-seller. He was born in Iesi, Italy, 138 years ago today. This quote, the first line of his novel Scaramouche, is also carved on his tombstone.

Daniel Defoe: It is never too late..

It is never too late to be wise.

Daniel Defoe

April 25, 1719: British writer Daniel Defoe published his first novel, the enduring Robinson Crusoe, 294 years ago today.

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