“My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.”
“I'm pretty good at remaining calm during an emergency. My house burned down when I was 12, which made me really pragmatic about what needed to be done. But I can be bad in that I compartmentalize a lot of emotions and push them away to deal with them at a later date.”
| Marc Almond, Musician (1957) |
| Barbara Cartland, Novelist (1901) |
| Henry Hallam, Historian (1777) |
| Tom Hanks, Actor (1956) |
| King Hassan II, Royalty (1929) |
| June Jordan, Writer (1936) |
| Washington Allston, Artist (1843) |
| Georges Bataille, Writer (1962) |
| Benjamin Cardozo, Judge (1938) |
| Loren Eiseley, Scientist (1977) |
| James L. Farmer, Jr., Activist (1999) |