“I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.”
“I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.”
| Dave Anderson, Writer (1929) |
| Sydney Carter, Poet (1915) |
| Emanuel Celler, Politician (1888) |
| Jeffery Deaver, Writer (1950) |
| Martin Delany, Soldier (1812) |
| Randall Jarrell, Poet (1914) |
| William Jay, Clergyman (1769) |
| L. Frank Baum, Author (1919) |
| William Allen Egan, Politician (1984) |
| B. C. Forbes, Journalist (1954) |
| Bret Harte, Author (1902) |