Quote of the day
Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop suffering. That is its purpose.
Alexis De Veaux

Born: September 24, 1948 (age 76)
Bio: Alexis De Veaux is an American writer and illustrator. She chaired the Department of Women's Studies, at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her surname also appears as DeVeaux.
Known for:
- Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde (2004)
- Don't explain (1980)
- An Enchanted Hair Tale (1987)
- Na-ni : a story and pictures (1973)