Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
David Rakoff
Born: November 27, 1964
Died: August 9, 2012 (aged 47)
Bio: David Benjamin Rakoff was a Canadian-born American writer based in New York City, who was noted for his humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays.
Known for:
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
- Half Empty (2010)
- Fraud (2001)