Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Mark Perlberg: (1929–2008) was a prominent American poet, journalist, and cultural advocate based in Chicago. He graduated from Hobart College in 1950 and served in the Korean War before launching a journalism career with Time magazine, where he covered arts and interviewed figures like Marc Chagall and Fritz Reiner. He later worked as an editor… Lees verder Mark Perlberg

Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham: (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968). American writer of children’s books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular… Lees verder Elizabeth Enright

Avijeet Das: Poet and a writer. His pen name is Musafir, which means traveler. He is originally from New Delhi, India, and has lived in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he has worked helping students prepare for global examinations like the GMAT, GRE, and SAT. Autumn serenades the breeze into dancing the cha cha cha; the mountains… Lees verder Avijeet Das

Ken Weber: A Canadian writer, educator, folklorist, and puzzle author best known for two areas of work: Collecting and retelling Ontario mysteries, legends, ghost stories, and historical curiosities; and writing the internationally successful Five-Minute Mysteries series of short logic and detective puzzles. October, here’s to you. Here’s to the heady aroma of the frost-kissed apples,… Lees verder Ken Weber

Ondjaki: Born as Ndalu de Almeida. Award-winning Angolan writer, born in Luanda, the capital of Angola. Known for novels such as ‘Os Transparentes’ (Transparent City) and ‘Bom Dia, Camaradas.’ It was normal for it to rain, but in October — who could forget the rains of October? That which villagers called ‘the rains of October’… Lees verder Ondjaki

Amy Miller: Won a writing contest in middle school. Decades later, she realized that was her calling. Her creative writing explores mental health, music, identity, and place in a variety of traditional and hybrid genres. Her work has been presented by Kelly Writers House and published by Moonstone Press. Her professional writing career includes nearly… Lees verder Amy Young Miller

Shana Mais: Is cited as the author. However, there are no external or independent references to this name as a writer or public figure outside of Quote Ambiton’s own website. October through December is filled with family and friends and celebrations of the year coming to an end.

John D. Sinor: (Born: Sacramento, California, 1930 – Died: San Diego, 1996). American writer and newspaper columnist, best known for his human, often playfully ironic view of daily life. He began his journalism career at the “Sacramento Bee” before moving to the McClatchy newspaper organization, where he worked for fourteen years, with an interruption for… Lees verder John Sinor

Thomas Feverel Merton: (Prades, France, January 31, 1915 – Bangkok, Thailand, December 10, 1968) A prominent American Catholic theologian, poet, author, and social activist. He was a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani near Bardstown, Kentucky. As an advocate of ecumenism, he engaged in dialogue with prominent representatives of other religions.… Lees verder Thomas Merton

Henry Ward Beecher: (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887). American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God’s love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ’s love has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century. Every man should be born… Lees verder Henry Ward Beecher