Authors A-Z

[Minus]

^^ I think I forgot that long ago.

Thomas Hardy
“Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?”

 

[Jeanine]

Ursula K Le Guin (I read that her book, Left Hand of Darkness "is widely considered to be one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written." Haven't read it though : )

 

[Minus]

Verne, Jules - I haven't read any of his books since Junior High but I did listen to Rick Wakeman's piece based on Jules Verne's 1864 science fiction novel, countless times.

 

[Jeanine]

William Carlos Williams (a great poet, but his mother should have given him a different first name : )

 

[Minus]

X, Malcolm - I had never heard of Alex Haley at the time that I read 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X'

 

[Jeanine]

Yoon, Salina (she's a great children's book author and illustrator : )

 

[Minus]

Zola, Emile ~ "One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines."

 

[Jeanine]

Albert Schweitzer -- one of the first to advocate for the ethical treatment of animals. Cool guy : )

 

[Minus]

Bret Harte

“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change. ”

 

[Jeanine]

Collins, Suzanne (author of The Hunger Games series)

 

[Minus]

D. H. Lawrence (never read The Hunger Games but did read Battle Royale which came earlier and seems to be much the same idea but it has nothing to do with D. H. Lawrence or pickles.)