Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
Ben Marcus
Born: October 11, 1967 (age 57)
Bio: Ben Marcus is the author of four books of fiction. His latest book, Leaving the Sea: Stories, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in January 2014.
Known for:
- The Flame Alphabet (2012)
- Leaving the Sea: Stories (2014)
- The Age of Wire and String (1995)
- Notable American Women (2002)
- The Father Costume (2002)