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.
Albert Bigelow Paine

Born: July 10, 1861
Died: April 9, 1937 (aged 75)
Bio: Albert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humor, and verse.
Known for:
- Mark Twain, a Biography (1910)
- Th. Nast: His Period and His Pictures (1904)
- The boys' life of Mark Twain (1915)
- The Tent Dwellers (1908)
- The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book (1898)