by Gabriel Terrizzi | Jan 7, 2019 | Quotes
Cornelia Funke, known for her novels like The Thief Lord, and Inkheart celebrates her birthday this past month (December 10th). Funke was born in Germany but currently lives in California. “I will try to write books until I drop dead.” Cornelia has sold...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 31, 2018 | Quotes
Tamora Pierce is celebrating her birthday this month (December 13th). Her most popular series is The Song of the Lioness which is about a young woman, Alanna, who pretends to be a male to achieve her dream to become a knight in her kingdom of Tortall. “What...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 24, 2018 | Quotes
This month is Emily Dickinson’s birthday (December 10th). Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and is known for her poetry. “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” Dickinson was known...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Nov 12, 2018 | Quotes
This month is Diabetes Awareness Month and one author that we know who lives with diabetes is Anne Rice. After living for years, not having any problems, she suddenly was struck with Type 1 diabetes, without recognizing the symptoms. After being rushed to the hospital...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Oct 29, 2018 | Quotes
Ursula K. Le Guin was a fantasy and science fiction writer. She passed away this past January and would have celebrated her 89th birthday on October 21st. She is most famously known for her works, the Earthsea series, The Left Hand of Darkness, Lavinia, and The...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Oct 22, 2018 | Quotes
With midterms right around the corner, it’s a good idea to get some motivation from some wonderful authors and poets. E. E. Cummings has some wonderful quotes about perseverance: “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day,...
