Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Chester Himes

Born: July 29, 1909
Died: November 12, 1984 (aged 75)
Bio: Chester Bomar Himes was an American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and the Harlem Detective series. In 1958 he won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
Known for:
- If He Hollers Let Him Go (1945)
- Blind Man with a Pistol (1969)
- The Five Cornered Square (1957)
- The Real Cool Killers (1958)
- Cotton Comes to Harlem (1964)