By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication.
| Christiaan Barnard, Scientist (1922) |
| Richard Cecil, Clergyman (1748) |
| Dorothy Day, Activist (1897) |
| Alain Delon, Actor (1935) |
| Lynndie England, Criminal (1982) |
| Sarah Fielding, (1710) |
| Leif Garrett, Musician (1961) |
| Martha Gellhorn, Journalist (1908) |
| Mary Hart, Entertainer (1950) |
| June Havoc, Actress (1916) |
| Dorothy Kilgallen, Actress (1965) |

