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.
Charles Palliser

Born: December 11, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Charles Palliser is a best-selling novelist, American-born but British-based. His most well-known novel, "The Quincunx", has sold over a million copies internationally. He is the elder brother of the late author and freelance journalist Marcus Palliser.
Known for:
- The Quincunx (1989)
- Rustication: A Novel (2004)
- The unburied (1999)
- Betrayals (1994)
- The sensationist (1991)