Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Carolina Maria de Jesus

Born: March 14, 1914
Died: February 13, 1977 (aged 62)
Bio: Carolina Maria de Jesus was a Brazilian writer who lived most of her life in a favela of São Paulo, Brazil.
Known for:
- Child of the Dark (1960)
- Diario de Bitita
- Quarto de despejo (1962)
- Bitita's diary