*The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.* [*Djuna Barnes*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/30013.Djuna_Barnes?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) September 10, 1967: On this day, American poet Djuna Barnes proudly told a friend she had become "the most famous unknown in the world." She guarded her privacy by living in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village and avoiding most public appearances.