Edgar Rice Burroughs — American Author born on September 01, 1875, died on March 19, 1950

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres... (wikipedia)

Death, only, renders hope futile.
I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life.
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.
It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal.
She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.