Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist. She was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, in 1893. She was…

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Jeaniene Frost

Jeaniene Frost is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy and romance novels. * She was born in 1974…

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Jonathan Safran Foer

Jonathan Safran Foer is an American novelist. * He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1977. * He is the author of four novels:…

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Robert Frost

Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874. He moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, after his father's death. He attended…

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Shannon L. Alder

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Amit Ray

Amit Ray was born in India in 1960. * He earned a B.E. in engineering from Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur, then affiliated…

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Helen Keller

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. * She lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months due to an…

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon…

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Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie Stiefvater is an American author of young adult fiction. * She was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 1981. * She graduated…

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. * He was a singer, songwriter, and peace activist. *…

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Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational speaker and self-help author. * He is the author of over 80 books that have been…

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Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was a Chinese philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC. He is considered the founder of Taoism, one of the major…

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Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver is an American author of young adult fiction. * She was born in Queens, New York, in 1982. * She graduated from the…

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Stephen Richards

Stephen Richards is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Taproot. He was…

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1884. * She was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United…

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. * He was an American polymath who was active as a…

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Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). * He was a German-speaking Jewish…

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G.K. Chesterton

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Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth was born in New York City in 1988. * She grew up in Barrington, Illinois. * She graduated from Northwestern…

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Woody Allen

Woody Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in New York City on November 30, 1935. * He began his career as a stand-up comedian…

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David Levithan

David Levithan is an American author of young adult fiction. He has written over 20 books, including Boy Meets Boy, Every Day,…

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Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. * She was born on January 26, 1958, in…

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Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, in the 6th or 5th century BCE. * He was a prince who renounced his wealth and…

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Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American author of urban fantasy novels. * She was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas, in 1963. * She has…

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