Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Berlie Doherty

Born: November 6, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
Known for:
- Dear Nobody (1991)
- Street child (1994)
- Granny Was a Buffer Girl (1986)
- Children of Winter (1985)
- The Company of Ghosts (2013)