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“A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.”
“If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'”
| Enid Bagnold, Author (1889) |
| Ruby Dee, Actress (1924) |
| Giovanni Giolitti, Statesman (1842) |
| H. R. Haldeman, Politician (1926) |
| J. A. Jance, Author (1944) |
| Ralph Kiner, Athlete (1922) |
| Maxine Hong Kingston, Writer (1940) |
| Simon LeBon, Musician (1958) |
| Fran Lebowitz, Journalist (1951) |
| Lascelles Abercrombie, Poet (1938) |
| Morey Amsterdam, Actor (1996) |
| James M. Cain, Novelist (1977) |