“Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.”
“All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.”
| Amos Bronson Alcott, Educator (1799) |
| Louisa May Alcott, Novelist (1832) |
| John D. Barrow, Scientist (1952) |
| Brian Baumgartner, Actor (1972) |
| Kim Delaney, Actress (1961) |
| Taisen Deshimaru, Philosopher (1914) |
| Rahm Emanuel, Politician (1959) |
| Harry Essex, Writer (1910) |
| Anna Faris, Actress (1976) |
| John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1849) |
| William Cartwright, Dramatist (1643) |
| Dorothy Day, Activist (1980) |
| Louis Finkelstein, Clergyman (1991) |
| Dan Flavin, Sculptor (1996) |
| George Harrison, Musician (2001) |
| Thomas Hewitt Key, Writer (1875) |