“But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”- Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Eleanor Atwood was born on November 18, 1939, in Ottawa, Canada. […]

“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.” –Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana (a setting he would later use as a […]

“The point is, life has to be endured, and lived. But how to live it is the problem.” ― Daphne du Maurier, My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier was born on May 13th, 1907 at 24 Cumberland Terrace, Regents Park, London. She grew up in Cannon Hall in Hampstead, where she enjoyed a life of […]

“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.” ― Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (née Miller) was born on September 15th, 1890 in Torquay, Devon, South Wales into a middle-class family. Agatha’s mother, Clara, did not want her to learn to read […]