- Dorothy Richardson was born on 5/17/1873. “If there was a trick, there must be a trickster.”
- Nathaniel Hawthorne died on 5/19/1864. “The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one’s family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne daguerreotype
- Lorraine Hansberry was born on 5/19/1930. “A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men-and people in general.”
- Honore de Balzac was born on 5/20/1799. “All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.”
Honore de Balzac, 1842
- Sigrid Undset was born on 5/20/1882. “I rolled myself up into a tight ball of resistance and it was thus that I went through my school years.”
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 
Thanks, Hawthorne. I’ve got the first two (I like to think), but where’s the third.
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Ha, I hear you on that one!
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