Between the failure and the masterpiece, the distance is one millimeter. – Paul Gauguin, born June 7, 1848

It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death. ― Thomas Mann, born June 6, 1875 (The Magic Mountain)

Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. – Rosalind Russell, born June 4, 1907 (“Auntie Mame”)

Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. – Allen Ginsberg, born June 3, 1926

Till the Spinner of the Years / Said "Now!" And each one hears, / And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres. – Thomas Hardy, born June 2, 1840 (“The Convergence of the Twain”)

We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets. ― Marilyn Monroe, born June 1, 1926

And your very flesh shall be a great poem. ― Walt Whitman, born May 31, 1819

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice. – Benny Goodman, born May 30, 1909

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. – Bob Hope, born May 29, 1903 (died at age 100)

“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.” – Ian Fleming, born May 28, 1908 (Casino Royale)