Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Alan Garner
Born: October 17, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: Alan Garner OBE is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales.
Known for:
- The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960)
- The Owl Service (1967)
- Elidor (1965)
- Red Shift (1973)
- Boneland (2012)