Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.
The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation.
| Jim Caviezel, Actor (1968) |
| T. S. Eliot, Poet (1888) |
| Bryan Ferry, Musician (1945) |
| Theodore Gericault, Artist (1791) |
| George Gershwin, Composer (1898) |
| Mark Haddon, Novelist (1962) |
| Linda Hamilton, Actress (1956) |
| Robert Kagan, Writer (1958) |
| Sue Kelly, Politician (1936) |
| Jack LaLanne, Athlete (1914) |
| Bela Bartok, Composer (1945) |
| Betty Carter, Musician (1998) |
| W. H. Davies, Poet (1940) |
| Frederick William Faber, Theologian (1863) |

