THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER

O. Henry (September 11, 1862) – “Write what you like; there is no other rule.”
The pen name of William Sydney Porter, a man whose short stories are known for their surprise endings.

D.H. Lawrence (September 11, 1885) – “I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.”

Best-known for his sexually-charged novel, “Lady Chatterly's Lover”, his boldness helped define modernism.

Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916) – “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.”

One of the greatest story-tellers of all time, his many books continue to bring enormous enjoyment to millions of children and their parents throughout the world.

Agatha Christie (September 15, 1890) – “Write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you are writing, and aren't writing particularly well.”

Not only was she appointed the title of “Dame” by the Queen of England, but according to the Guiness Book of World Records, she is the best-selling author of all time.

Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935) – “Good writing ain't necessarily good reading.”

This psychedelic icon gained fame for his novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.

Stephen King (September 21, 1947) – “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

A New York Times-bestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres. Much of his work has been adapted into films.

H.G. Wells (September 21, 1866) – “I write as straight as I can, just as I walk as straight as I can, because that is the best way to get there.”

Widely regarded as “the father of science fiction”, Wells wrote many novels, including “The Time Machine” and “The War of the Worlds”.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896) – “You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”

Well known for the way he captured the Jazz Age in numerous short stories as well as novels such as “The Great Gatsby”.

William Faulkner (September 25, 1897) – “The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself”

Acknowledged as one of the most important Southern writers of the 20th century, Faulkner wrote over one hundred short stories and nineteen novels.

Shel Silverstein (September 25, 1930) – “If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.”

His poetry collections, such as “A Light in the Attic” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” continue to delight generations of children.

T.S. Eliot (September 26, 1888) – “What profession is more trying than that of author?...it is one kind of agony while you are writing, and another kind when you aren't.”

A playwright, literary critic and poet, his work “The Wasteland” is viewed by many as one of the most important poems in the English language.

Miguel de Cervantes (September 29, 1547) – “The pen is the tongue of the mind.”

Although he wrote many short stories, plays, and poems, Cervantes is best known for his magnum opus, “Don Quixote”.

Truman Capote (September 30, 1924) – “To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.”

This prolific author penned many works, including “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany's.”