Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Alice Thomas Ellis

Born: September 9, 1932
Died: March 8, 2005 (aged 72)
Bio: Alice Thomas Ellis was a British writer and essayist. She was the author of numerous novels, and also of some non-fiction, including cookery books. Although her married name was Anna Haycraft, she is best known by her nom-de-plume.
Known for:
- The 27th Kingdom (1982)
- The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1988)
- Clean Time (2004)
- The Summerhouse Trilogy (1991)
- Home Life Four (1989)