Musings, Quotes & Proverbs

James Arthur Baldwin (1924 –1987) was an American writer, orator and activist. As a writer, he garnered acclaim across various mediums, including essays, novels, plays, and poems. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, was published in 1953; decades later, Time magazine included the novel on its list of the 100 best English-language novels released from 1923 to 2005. His first essay collection, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955. Baldwin was also a well-known, and controversial, public figure, especially during the civil rights movement in the United States.

Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850) - Prolific French novelist, playwright and critic. He is considered one of the founders of realism in European literature. His multi-volume novel sequence, La Comédie humaine, "The Human Comedy" which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally considered his most famous work.

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" Ten Boom (1892 – 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker, resistance hero and later a Christian writer and public speaker. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts to help many Jewish people escape from the Nazis during World War II, and how after she was caught, arrested and sent to a concentration camp she found and shared hope in God while she was imprisoned.Quote source: Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

Horace - (65 BC –8 BC) - Roman lyric poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus. Commonly  known in the English-speaking world as Horace. He is considered one of the greatest Roman lyric poets. He is particularly known for his Odes, a collection of short poems that explore themes of love, friendship, philosophy, and politics. Horace's work was done during this period, known as the Golden Age  of Roman lit erature during the under the reign of Augustus.