Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Writing has its heights and depths


English novelist Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights ) died on this day in 1848.

A contemporary of hers, Gustave Flaubert (Madame Bovary), said this about their vocation:

"Writing is the most ignoble of professions."

To read about Emily Bronte's last words, visit Farewells

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