Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Alistair Horne

Born: November 9, 1925
Died: May 25, 2017 (aged 91)
Bio: Sir Alistair Allan Horne was a British journalist, biographer and historian of Europe, especially of 19th and 20th century France. He has written more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography.
Known for:
- A Savage War of Peace (1977)
- The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (1962)
- Seven Ages of Paris (2002)
- To Lose a Battle (1969)