The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book, but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman, I'd done this privately, I wanted him to look at it, approve it and he said he wouldn't read it.
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
Lauren Bacall, Actress (1924) |
Georges Bataille, Writer (1897) |
Elgin Baylor, Athlete (1934) |
Julian Castro, Politician (1974) |
Jo Ann Emerson, Politician (1950) |
Richard Engel, Journalist (1973) |
Peter Falk, Actor (1927) |
Henry Louis Gates, Critic (1950) |
Guy Hamilton, Director (1922) |
Ian Harding, Actor (1986) |
Maria Callas, Musician (1977) |
James Jeans, Physicist (1946) |