The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
Paul Engle Novelist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Oct 12, 1908
- Died: Mar 22, 1991
Paul Engle, noted American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is perhaps best remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as founder of the International Writing Program, both at the University of Iowa.