Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was an Italian philosopher, semiotician, novelist, essayist, literary critic, and professor. * He was born in 1932 in…

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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and children's books. She won numerous…

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V.C. Andrews

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V.E. Schwab

V.E. Schwab is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels. * She was born in 1987 in California and grew…

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Václav Havel

Václav Havel was a Czech playwright, poet, and statesman. * He was born in Prague in 1936. * He was imprisoned for his political…

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Vera Nazarian

Vera Nazarian is an Armenian-Russian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and other "wonder fiction". * She was born in…

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Veronica Rossi

Veronica Rossi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1973. * She moved to the United States when she was 10 years old. * She…

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Vic Johnson

Vic Johnson is an American rock guitarist best known for playing guitar with The BusBoys and later with Sammy Hagar and the…

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Victor Borge

Victor Borge was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 3, 1909. * He was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist. *…

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Victor J. Stenger

Victor J. Stenger was an American particle physicist, philosopher, author, and religious skeptic. * He was born on January 29,…

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Victoria Moran

Victoria Moran is an American author and speaker who specializes in spirituality and veganism. * She was born in Kansas City,…

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Victoria Schwab

Victoria Schwab is an American author of fantasy, mystery, and horror novels. * She was born in California in 1987 and grew up in…

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Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen is an American-Danish actor, director, producer, poet, and photographer. * He was born in New York City on…

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Viktor E. Frankl

Viktor Emil Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that…

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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of…

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Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882. * She was a writer, essayist, and publisher. * She is considered one of the most…

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Vita Sackville-West

Vita Sackville-West was born on March 9, 1892, in Knole, Kent, England. * She was the only child of cousins Victoria…

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Vivian Greene

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Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born in Simbirsk, Russia, in 1870. * He was the son of a middle-class school inspector. * Lenin studied…

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Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1899. * He was a Russian-American novelist, short story writer, poet,…

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W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris, France in 1874. * He was orphaned at the age of 10 and raised by his uncle. * He studied…

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W.B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, playwright, and essayist. He was born in Dublin in 1865 and died in…

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W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, editor, and writer. * He…

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W.H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden was an English-American poet, born in York, England on February 21, 1907. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford,…

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