“Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.”
“The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom are not able to purchase expensive publications on those subjects.”
| Diane Ackerman, Poet (1948) |
| Sherman Alexie, Writer (1966) |
| Henry Alford, Clergyman (1810) |
| June Allyson, Actress (1917) |
| Amiri Baraka, Poet (1934) |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons, Coach (1931) |
| Clive James, Writer (1939) |
| Elizabeth Janeway, Author (1913) |
| William Samuel Johnson, Politician (1727) |
| Thomas Keneally, Novelist (1935) |
| Wally George, Celebrity (2003) |
| Natalia Ginzburg, (1991) |
| Radclyffe Hall, Poet (1943) |
| Johnny Kidd, Musician (1966) |