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Sunday, September 14, 2025

On this day in movie history - Léon: The Professional (1994):


Léon: The Professional

directed and written by Luc Besson,
was released in France on September 14, 1994.
Music by Éric Serra.


Cast:

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Willi One Blood, Don Creech, Keith A. Glascoe, Randolph Scott, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Elizabeth Regen, Carl J. Matusovich, Frank Senger, Lucius Wyatt Cherokee, Eric Challier, Luc Bernard, Maïwenn Le Besco, Jessie Keosian, George Martin, Abdul Hassan Sharif, Stuart Rudin, Kent Broadhurst, Tommy Hollis, Peter Linari, Johnny Limo, Danny Peled, Seth Jerome Walker, Michael Mundra, Alex Dezen, Betty Miller, Geoffrey Bateman, Arsène Jiroyan, Peter Vizard, Joseph Malerba.

On this day in music history:

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell by Meat Loaf (1993)
Strauss Heroines by Renée Fleming (1999)
Handel Arias by Renée Fleming & Harry Bicket (2004)
Maria by Cecilia Bartoli (2007)


Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
Album by Meat Loaf,
released September 14, 1993.
Track list: I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That); Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back; Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through; It Just Won’t Quit; Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire); Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are; Wasted Youth; Everything Louder Than Everything Else; Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere); Back Into Hell; Lost Boys and Golden Girls.


Strauss Heroines
Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 14, 1999.
Track list: Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Da geht er hin; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ach, du bist wieder da!; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ich hab ihn nicht einmal geküßt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Marie Theres! - Hab mirs gelobt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ist ein Traum; Arabella, opera, Op. 79 (TrV 263): Ich danke, Fräulein; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Moonlight music / Closing scene; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Wo ist mein Bruder.


Handel Arias
Album by Renée Fleming and Harry Bicket,
released September 14, 2004.
Track list: Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?; Endless pleasure...; Scoglio d’immota fronte; Quando spieghi i tuoi tormenti; “Ombra mai fù”; “To fleeting pleasures make your court”; “Lascia ch’io pianga”; Dunque, I laci d’un volto, Ah! Crudel; Let The Bright Seraphim; “V’adoro, pupille”; Da tempeste il legno infranto; Ritorna, oh caro e dolce mio Tesoro; Sommo rettor del cielo, d’una torbida sorgente; Pensieri; Bel Piacere; Calm thou...Convey me to some peaceful shore.


Maria
Album by Cecilia Bartoli,
released September 14, 2007.
Track list: Se Un Mio Desir; Ira Del Ciel; Cari Giorni; Infelice; Yo Que Soy Contrabandista; Ah! Non Credea Mirarti; Ah! Non; Air A La Tirolienne Avec Variations; E Non Lo Vedo; Rataplan; Dopo Tante E Tante Pene; O Rendetemi La Speme; Vien, Diletto; Come Dolce A Me Favelli; Scorrete, O Lagrime; Prendi, Per Me Sei Libero; Casta Diva.

On this day in movie history - State of Grace (1990):


State of Grace

directed by Phil Joanou,
written by Dennis McIntyre,
was released in the United States on September 14, 1990.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:

Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, R.D. Call, Joe Viterelli, Burgess Meredith, Marco St. John, Mo Gaffney, Deirdre O'Connell, Thomas G. Waites, Michael Cumpsty, Michael Cunningham, Jaime Tirelli, Vincent Pastore, Michael Cambridge, Daniel O'Shea, Thomas F. Duffy, Sandra Beall, Vincent Guastaferro, Johnny Williams, John Roselius, Louis Eppolito, John MacKay, John Ottavino, Tim Gallin, Timothy Klein, Jack Wallace, Frank Girardeau, Michael P. Moran, Frank Coletta, Paul-Felix Montez, Freddi Chandler, Tommy Sullivan, Ben Fine, Saasha Costello, Catherine Stewart, Carl Burrows, Victor Competiello, Patricia Holihan, David Hummel, Anibal O. Lleras, James Russo, Charlie Sara, Anthony Welch.

On this day in movie history - The Quiet Man (1952):


The Quiet Man

directed by John Ford,
written by Frank S. Nugent,
was released in the United States on September 14, 1952.
Based on the short story by Maurice Walsh, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post (1933).
Narrated by Ward Bond.
Music by Victor Young.


Cast:

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Francis Ford, Arthur Shields, Eileen Crowe, Charles FitzSimons, James Fitzsimons, Sean McClory, Emily Eby, Jack MacGowran, Philip Stainton, May Craig, Paddy O'Donnell, Eric Gorman, Kevin Lawless, Joseph O'Dea, Tony Canzoneri, Frank Baker, Ruth Clifford, Maureen Coyne, Mimi Doyle, Ken Curtis, Douglas Evans, Charles Ferguson, Robert Foy, Sam Harris, D.R.O. Hatswell, John Horan, David Hughes, Billy Jones, Tiny Jones, Colin Kenny, Patrick Wayne, Michael Wayne, Toni Wayne, Melinda Wayne, Mae Marsh, Jim Morrin, Jim McVeigh, Harry Tenbrook, Harry Tyler, Al Murphy, Hank Worden, Michael O'Brian, Pat O'Malley, Frank O'Connor, Web Overlander, Bob Perry, Darla Ridgeway, Freddy Ridgeway, Philip Stainton, Jack Roper, Brick Sullivan.

On this day in movie history - Decoy (1946):


Decoy

directed by Jack Bernhard,
written by Nedrick Young,
based on a story by Stanley Rubin,
was released in the United States on September 14, 1946.
Music by Edward J. Kay.


Cast:

Jean Gillie, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Edward Norris, Sheldon Leonard, Philip Van Zandt, Marjorie Woodworth, Carole Donne, John Shay, Bert Roach, Rosemary Bertrand.

Born on this day – Nicol Williamson:


Nicol Williamson

Actor

September 14, 1936 – December 16, 2011

Born on this day – Kay Medford:


Kay Medford


Actress

September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980

Credits:

A Face in the Crowd (1957); A Fine Madness (1966); Adventure (1945); Adventures in Paradise (1959); Allen Ludden's Gallery (1969); An American Romance (1944); Angel in My Pocket (1969); Barney Miller (1978–1980); Ben Casey (1963); Best of the Dean Martin Show (1979); Brenner (1959–1964); Broadway Rhythm (1944); But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970); BUtterfield 8 (1960); Decoy (1957); Ensign Pulver (1964); Fire Sale (1977); Flying High (1979); Funny Girl (1968); Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970); Girl of the Night (1960); Goodyear Television Playhouse (1954–1955); Guilty Bystander (1950); House Calls (1980); It's Your Bet (1972); Jamboree! (1957); Juke Box Jury (1966); Kitty Foyle (1958); Kojak (1974); Kraft Mystery Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1954–1955); Kraft Mystery Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1955); La bisarca (1950); Lamp Unto My Feet (1957 / 1958); London Affair (1970); Lost Angel (1943); Love, American Style (1969–1973); Maisie Gets Her Man (1942); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971); Married Is Better (1974); Medical Center (1972–1973); Meet the People (1944); Mighty Lak a Goat (1942); More Than Friends (1978); Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952); Mrs. Parkington (1944); No Place to Run (1972); Northwest Rangers (1942); Omnibus (1958); On Our Own (1977); Pilot #5 (1943); Random Harvest (1942); Rationing (1944); Return from Nowhere (1944); Route 66 (1963); Search for Tomorrow (1955–1956); Singing in the Dark (1956); Slightly Dangerous (1943); Star Tonight (1955); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Storefront Lawyers (1971); Studio One (1955–1957); Sucker Bait (1943); Suspense (1954); Swing Shift Maisie (1943); Tap Roots (1948); That's Life (1968–1969); The 15th Annual Tony Awards (1961); The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969); The Busy Body (1967); The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1970); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978); The Dean Martin Show (1966–1973); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1969); The Magic Cottage (1954); The Merv Griffin Show (1965); The Mike Douglas Show (1972–1977); The Partridge Family (1971); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Phil Silvers Show (1958); The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945); The Rat Race (1960); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958); The Undercover Man (1949); The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942); The Web (1954); This Is Your Life (1973); Three Hearts for Julia (1943); Three Steps to Heaven (1954); To Rome with Love (1969–1970); Two Tickets to Paris (1962); Vacation Playhouse (1966); Whistling in Brooklyn (1943); Windows (1980).

Born on this day – Jack Hawkins:


Jack Hawkins


Actor

September 14, 1910 – July 18, 1973

Credits:

A Royal Divorce (1938); Angels One Five (1952); Armchair Theatre (1965); Autumn Crocus (1934); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1953–1957); Beauty and the Barge (1937); Ben-Hur (1959); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948); Crash of Silence (1952); Death at a Broadcast (1934); Decision Against Time (1957); Dr. Kildare (1966); Escape to the Sun (1972); Five Finger Exercise (1962); Fortune in Diamonds (1951); Front Page Story (1954); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); Great Catherine (1968); Guns at Batasi (1964); I Lived with You (1933); ITV Television Playhouse (1963); Jane Eyre (1970); Judith (1966); Kidnapped (1971); Lafayette (1962); Land of Fury (1954); Land of the Pharaohs (1955); Lawrence of Arabia (1962); London Affair (1970); Lord Jim (1965); Lorna Doone (1934); Malta Story (1953); Masquerade (1965); Murder on Monday (1952); Murder Will Out (1939); Mystery and Imagination (1966); Nicholas and Alexandra (1971); No Highway in the Sky (1951); Oh! What a Lovely War (1969); Outpost in Malaya (1952); Peg of Old Drury (1935); Producers' Showcase (1956); QB VII (1974); Rampage (1963); Shalako (1968); She Played with Fire (1957); Shot in the Dark (1933); Sin (1971); Stalked (1968); Tales That Witness Madness (1973); Terror! Theatre (1957); The Adventures of Gerard (1970); The Angel with the Trumpet (1950); The Black Rose (1950); The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957); The Cruel Sea (1953); The DuPont Show of the Month (1959); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Fallen Idol (1948); The Father (1969); The Fighting Pimpernel (1949); The Flying Squad (1940); The Four Just Men (1959–1960); The Frog (1937); The Good Companions (1933); The Great Manhunt (1950); The Intruder (1953); The Jewel (1933); The Last Lion (1972); The League of Gentlemen (1960); The Lost Chord (1933); The Next of Kin (1942); The Perfect Alibi (1930); The Phantom Fiend (1932); The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966); The Prisoner (1955); The Small Back Room (1949); The Third Key (1956); The Third Secret (1964); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Wednesday Play (1965); The Will (1949); The World Our Stage (1958); Theater of Blood (1973); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); Touch and Go (1955); Twice Upon a Time (1953); Two Loves (1961); Waterloo (1970); When Eight Bells Toll (1971); Who Goes Next? (1938); Young Winston (1972); Zulu (1964).

Born on this day – Alfred Santell:


Alfred Santell


Director

Producer

September 14, 1895 – June 19, 1981

Credits:

A Bathtub Bandit (1917); A Day Out of Jail (1917); A Feather in Her Hat (1935); A Million for Mary (1916); A Misfit Millionaire (1917); A Studio Satire (1916); A Wild Night (1920); All at Sea (1922); Aloma of the South Seas (1941); As You Were (1919); At Swords' Point (1918); Babies Is Babies (1919); Bandit Beware! (1917); Beauty and the Feast (1923); Beloved Rogues (1917); Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942); Bill Settles Down (1918); Billy Van Deusen's Ancestry (1916); Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1925); Bluff (1916); Body and Soul (1931); Bondage (1933); Breakfast for Two (1937); Breaking the Ice (1925); Bulls or Bullets (1917); But a Butler! (1922); Classified (1925); Cocoanut Grove (1938); Daddy Long Legs (1931); Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915); Doubles and Troubles (1917); Efficiency Experts (1917); Empty Hearts (1924); Fools in the Dark (1924); Hale and Hearty (1922); Hard Times in Hard Scrapple (1917); Having Wonderful Time (1938); High Flyers (1922); Home, James (1918); Internes Can't Take Money (1937); Introduce Me (1925); It Might Happen to You (1920); Jack London (1943); Just Another Blonde (1926); Lights Out (1923); Lonesome Town (1916); Main 1-2-3 (1918); Mexicana (1945); Monkeying Around (1923); My Mistake (1922); O, Susie Behave (1918); Oh, Baby! (1920); One Lovely Night (1919); Only a Husband (1923); Orchids and Ermine (1927); Our Leading Citizen (1939); Out of the Bag (1917); Parisian Nights (1925); People Will Talk (1935); Pills for Papa (1920); Pink Pajamas (1918); Politics in Pumpkin Center (1917); Polly of the Circus (1932); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932); Rented Trouble (1922); Rings and Things (1920); Romance of the Rio Grande (1929); Seaside Romeos (1917); Seeing Things (1919); Show Girl (1928); Sob Sister (1931); Some Job (1918); Stop, Cease, Hesitate (1919); Subway Sadie (1926); Sweet Daddies (1926); Tess of the Storm Country (1932); That Brennan Girl (1946); The Arizona Kid (1930); The Arkansas Traveler (1938); The Bogus Bride (1917); The Boot and the Loot (1917); The Dancer of Paris (1926); The Deadly Doughnut (1917); The Gilded Youth (1917); The Gorilla (1927); The Hairy Ape (1944); The Hobo Raid (1917); The Life of Vergie Winters (1934); The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928); The Magic Jazz-Bo (1917); The Man Who Played Square (1924); The Marriage Whirl (1925); The New Mama (1922); The Onion Magnate's Revenge (1917); The Patent Leather Kid (1927); The Pork Plotters (1916); The Pursuing Package (1918); The Right to Romance (1933); The Sea Wolf (1930); The Stolen Keyhole (1918); The Switching Hour (1924); The Three Pals (1916); Thirty Minutes in Havana (1920); This Is Heaven (1929); Tin Knights in a Hallroom (1923); Twin Beds (1929); Two Tired (1919); Vamping the Vamp (1918); West Is East (1923); Wheel of Chance (1928); When Adam Had 'Em (1916); Whirlwind of Whiskers (1917); Wildcat Jordan (1922); Winner Take All (1923); Winterset (1936).

Born on this day – Patricia Palmer:


Patricia Palmer


Actress

September 14, 1894 – October 21, 1964

Credits:

A Child of the North (1915); A City Rube (1915); A Gentleman's Agreement (1918); A Kaffir's Gratitude (1916); A Little Madonna (1914); A Lucky Slip (1917); A Pair of Hellions (1924); A Perfect 36 (1923); A Rustic Romeo (1919); A Siren of the Jungle (1916); A Soul Enslaved (1916); Across the Border (1922); All on Account of Towser (1915); Almost a Hero (1915); Almost Divorced (1917); An Intercepted Vengeance (1915); Anne of the Mines (1914); Any Port in a Storm (1913); Auntie (1914); Avenged by Lions (1916); Betty Wakes Up (1917); Beyond the Trail (1921); Bianca (1913); Blondes (1921); Brandon's Last Ride (1914); By Injunction (1918); By the World Forgot (1918); Cold Feet (1922); Could a Man Do More? (1915); Cynthiana (1918); Destiny's Boomerang (1916); Detective and Matchmaker (1914); Dummy Love (1921); Faro Nell, Lookout (1918); Fate's Decision (1916); Francine (1914); Ginger's Reign (1914); Good Gracious, Bobby (1919); Greater Than Love (1921); Green Eyes and Bullets (1917); He Fell on the Beach (1917); Hearts and Clubs (1917); Her Merry Mix-Up (1917); Highlights and Shadows (1916); His Bitter Half (1921); His Kid Sister (1914); His Mother's Portrait (1915); Hold Your Breath (1924); Into the Light (1920); Kidding the Boss (1914); Local Color (1917); Love Will Out (1914); Mareea the Half-Breed (1914); Mareea, the Foster Mother (1914); Marta of the Jungles (1916); Mary Moves In (1919); Mixed Bedrooms (1921); Mr. Billings Spends His Dime (1923); Naughty Nanette (1927); Old Moddington's Daughters (1913); Only a Sister (1914); Out in Happy Hollow (1914); Polly at the Ranch (1913); Prosecution (1914); Public Approval (1916); Rose of Wolfville (1918); Rounding Up the Law (1922); Rowdy Ann (1919); Sally's Blighted Career (1919); Sand (1920); Sea Sirens (1919); Sisters (1914); Skirts (1917); Some Boy! (1919); Sunny; or, the Cattle Thief (1913); Sunshine Valley (1916); Tangled Hearts (1916); Tell Your Wife Everything (1919); The Arab's Vengeance (1915); The Bait (1916); The Canyon Hold-Up (1918); The Clients of Aaron Green (1918); The Coming of Faro Nell (1918); The Coward (1915); The Cowboy and the Lady (1922); The Cowboy King (1922); The Desert Wolf (1921); The Dismissal of Silver Phil (1918); The Faith of the Strong (1919); The Fifth Wheel (1918); The Fourteenth Man (1917); The Ghosts (1914); The Girl at Nolan's (1915); The Girl from Beyond (1918); The Godless Girl (1928); The Golden Trail (1915); The Good-for-Nothing Brat (1916); The Hammer (1915); The Heart of Tara (1916); The Heir of the Broken O (1918); The Hidden Law (1916); The Home Trail (1918); The Homesteaders (1916); The Honeymooners (1917); The Horse Thief (1914); The Island of Desire (1917); The Jungle Flash Light (1916); The Jungle Outcasts (1916); The King of Kings (1927); The Kiss (1914); The Last Will (1914); The Leopard's Bride (1916); The Level (1914); The Lion's Nemesis (1916); The Little Savage (1929); The Love of Tokiwa (1914); The Marquis and Miss Sally (1918); The Milky Way (1917); The Moment of Victory (1918); The Money Corral (1919); The Mystery of the Hidden House (1914); The Navajo Ring (1915); The Night Riders of Petersham (1914); The Old Oak's Secret (1914); The Ostrich Tip (1916); The Outlaw (1913); The Part Time Wife (1925); The Protest (1915); The Race (1913); The Sage-Brush Gal (1914); The Sea Ghost (1915); The Sea Maiden (1913); The Siren (1915); The Soul's Cycle (1916); The Spell (1913); The Star of India (1916); The Taming of Rita (1915); The Tempest (1921); The Waster (1926); The Web of the Law (1923); The Widow Dangerous (1918); The Winning of Jess (1915); The Woman in the Web (1918); The Wooing of Riley (1918); The Wrong Pair (1913); The Yellow Streak (1913); Their Seaside Tangle (1917); To the Ladies (1923); Tony, the Greaser (1914); Tucson Jennie's Heart (1918); Turkey Dressing (1921); When Love Leads (1915); When the Gods Forgive (1914); Who's Your Friend (1925); With the Mummies' Help (1917); Without Mercy (1925); You Couldn't Blame Her (1919).

Born on this day – Carroll John Daly:


Carroll John Daly


Writer

September 14, 1889 – January 16, 1958

Credits:

Books:

Better Corpses (1940); Man in the Shadows (1928); Mr. Strang (1936); Murder at Our House (1950); Murder from the East (1935); Murder Won’t Wait (1933); Ready to Burn (1951); Tainted Power (1931); The Amateur Murderer (1933); The Emperor of Evil (1937); The Hidden Hand (1929); The Mystery of the Smoking Gun (1936); The Snarl of the Beast (1927); The Tag Murders (1930); The Third Murderer (1931); The White Circle (1926).

Movies and television:

Ticket to a Crime (1934).

Born on this day – Tom Delaney:


Tom Delaney


Blues singer

Songwriter

Pianist

September 14, 1889 – December 16, 1963

Credits:

Songs:

Absent Minded Blues; Alabama Blues; Down on Pennsylvania Avenue; Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die); Follow the Deal on Down; Graveyard Love; I Wanna Jazz Some More; If I Lose, Let Me Lose (Mamma Don't Mind); I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; Jazz It Blues; Jazz Me Blues; Log Cabin Blues; Move It On Out of Here; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Mornin'; Police Blues; Sinful Blues; Slow and Steady; Somethin' Goin' On Wrong; Southbound Blues; The Down Home Blues; Troublesome Blues; Walk That Broad; You May Go but You'll Come Back Some Day.

It's not hoarding, if it's books:


It's not hoarding, if it's books.

Collect books and build your home library.

Recommended reading - Great Tales of Crime and Detection (1995):


Great Tales of Crime and Detection

Edited by Charles Ardai.

Published by Bbs Pub Corp.
Published in 1995.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0883657716
ISBN-13: 978-0883657713

Description:

A collection of mysteries from a host of best-selling mystery writers features tales by Dick Francis, Graham Greene, Lawrence Bloch, Sarah Paretsky, Loren D. Estleman, John Lutz, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, and others.

Contents:

Introduction, by Robert Bloch; Foreword, by John Lutz; Out the window, by Lawrence Block; Major crimes, by Loren D. Estleman; Silent warning, by William J. Carroll, Jr.; The Third Man, by Graham Greene; The Cross of Lorraine, by Isaac Asimov; Nameless Enemy, by Miriam Allen DeFord; Tragedy of a Handkerchief, by Michael Innes; UNC Foils Show Foe, by John Jakes; Dangerows Widows, by Mignon G. Eberhardt; Ride the Lightning, by John Lutz; Till Tuesday, by Jeremiah Healy; The Day of the Losers, by Dick Francis; The Case of the Pietro Andromache, by Sara Paretsky; Susu and the 8:30 Ghost, by Lillian Jackson Braun; The Investigation of Things, by Charles Aardai; The Trailor Murder Mystery, by Abraham Lincoln; The Importance of Trifles, by Avram Davidson; The Double-Barrelled Detective Story, by Mark Twain; The Adventure of the Oval Window, by John H. Ddirckx; Your Appointment is Cancelled, by Antonia Fraser; Le Chateau de L'Arsenic, by Georges Simenon; The Nine Mile Walk, by Harry Kemelman; Crime in Rhyme, by Robert Bloch; The Purloined Letter, by Edgar Allan Poe; The Man with the Twisted Lip, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Betsy Byars, on writing:


When I type a title page,
I hold it and I look at it and I think,
I just need four thousand sentences to go with this and I’ll have a book.

- Betsy Byars.