Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)