“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. There are many men who feel a kind of twister pride in cynicism; there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others do what they themselves dare not even attempt.” .....Theodore Roosevelt. Click here to read more

John Keats (1795 - 1821) English Romantic poet and one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. He published only fifty-four poems during his short life.

Alexandre Dumas-fils (1824-1895) French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata (The fallen woman).

Pablo Casals (1876 - 1973) Cellist, composer, and conductor from Catalonia. Generally regarded as one of the greatest cellists of all time. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.