The Modern Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

J. B. Priestley, born September 13, 1894.

[This one's especially for our copy chief, @BCDreyer, who is likely going to spend the rest of the day repeating "Have a potato."]

It's also Maurice Maeterlinck's birthday, we note.

Happy birthday, Mrs. Parker!

You might [indeed] as well live.

Raymond Chandler, born July 23, 1888.

"When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will remain split."

"People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinions. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think."

W. G. Sebald, born May 18, 1944.

"Places seem to me to have some kind of memory."

Edward Gibbon, born May 8, 1737.

We're keen on the cover of our abridged edition of Decline and Fall, but we also know when we're licked.

We don't know that he ever wrote anything longer than a check, but he's always been one of our favorite painters, so:

Happy birthday, Gustave Moreau!

Hans Christian Andersen, born April 2, 1805.

Things Found While Looking for Other Things

[We recall that the Jane Eyre adaptation was especially thrilling.]