Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer
The Rubaiyat (1120)
In response to an assertion by a caller on C-SPAN's show Washington Journal on February 24, 2008, that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would "immediately" solve America's oil problems and that America's grid electricity originates in Venezuelan and Middle Eastern oil.
[Sarah Palin, http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=203214-2, Washington Journal, C-SPAN, February 24, 2008, 2008-09-04]
2008
Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer
The Rubaiyat (1120)
Renata Adler (1938) American author, journalist and film critic
Source: Speedboat
“Oh leave this barren spot to me!
Spare, woodman, spare the beechen tree!”
Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) British writer
The Beech Tree's Petition http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/41515, st. 1
Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States
Source: Cibola Burn (2014), Chapter 48 (p. 491)
“And here I thought you had a soft spot for reckless young girls.”
Richelle Mead book The Golden Lily
Source: The Golden Lily