Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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)