Saturday, May 12, 2007

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch died today – 63 years ago

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, born on November 21, 1863, died on May 12, 1944. He was a Cornish writer. According to http://www.born-today.com/, he said, "O, that I were where I would be, Then would I be where I am not; For where I am I would not be, And where I would be I can not." Wow. I don’t think I could have said it better myself. And I’m reasonably sure that I’ve never read anything he wrote. However, since he used the pseudonym of 'Q', perhaps I did and didn't know it... Nah! Nine! Nyet!

P.S. A singer named Perry Como, born on May 18, 1912, also died in 2001. Perhaps you’ve heard of him.

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