“Keep reading books, but remember that a book's only a book, and you should learn to think for youself.” - Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky, born Alexei Peshkov in 186

“Keep reading books, but remember that a book's only a book, and you should learn to think for youself.” - Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky, born Alexei Peshkov in 1868, adopted the name “Gorky,” meaning “bitter,” a fitting reflection of the harsh realities that shaped his life and writing. Orphaned at a y…