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).
Denton Welch
Born: March 29, 1915
Died: December 30, 1948 (aged 33)
Bio: Maurice Denton Welch was an English writer and painter, admired for his vivid prose and precise descriptions.
Known for:
- In Youth Is Pleasure (1944)
- A Voice Through a Cloud
- Maiden Voyage (1943)
- I left my grandfather's house
- The journals of Denton Welch