“The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling.”
“I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells.”
| Jeff Ament, Musician (1963) |
| Kim Campbell, Statesman (1947) |
| Luc Dardenne, Director (1954) |
| Mitch Gaylord, Athlete (1961) |
| Paul Haggis, Director (1953) |
| Jon Hamm, Actor (1971) |
| Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, Novelist (1919) |
| Zelda Fitzgerald, Writer (1948) |
| Andy Gibb, Musician (1988) |
| Philip Gibbs, Journalist (1962) |
| Jean Giraud, Artist (2012) |
| Corey Haim, Actor (2010) |