Your favourite author or poet?

Also reason,why you liked him/her?
Any favourite Quotes of that author or poet?
Your favourite book of that author?
Anything else you want to share about your favourite author.

Favorite Author: Victor Hugo
Reason: I fell in love with both the Notre Dame de Paris and Les Miserables.
Quote: See my sig.
Favorite Book: Notre-Dame de Paris

Favorite Poet: Chaucer
Reason: Chaucer's a genius. Enough said.
Quote: N/A
Favorite Poem: The Canterbury Tales

Favorite Author: Cao Xueqin
Reason: He wrote <Dream of The Red Chamber>, a most famous novol in China, very very excellent!
Oh,,How could I translate them as a quotation?? ....
Favorite Book: <Dream of The Red Chamber>

Favorite author: George R.R. Martin
Reason: He is the best character builder I've ever read, bar none.
Quote: N/A
Favorite book: A Storm of Swords

1. Neil Gaiman
2. He's an awesome writer
3. n/a
4. Anansi Boys and Stardust

Favorite authour....Knut Hamsun....Lyrical minimalism at its finest and the first modern celebration of the outsider defined not necessarily in terms of socio-economic status but rather as an inability to fit in anywhere.

Favorite poet....William Wordsworth....Because all my other favorite poets copied him

who can intro some interesting book? this is my first here ,hehe :)

Favorite author: Hermann Hesse
Reason: He's just great and he has such a brilliant style of writing. I also learned a lot from his books.
Favorite book: Steppenwolf

Favorite poet: Poe
Reason: I believe I don't need to explain. :)
Favorite poem: The Raven, Alone...
Quote: (The Raven of course. I simply love this part!)

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!--
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted--
On this home by Horror haunted--tell me truly, I implore--
Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."