Quote of the day
In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.
Diane Johnson

Born: April 28, 1934 (age 88)
Bio: Diane Johnson is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living abroad in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Persian Nights in 1988.
Known for:
- The Shining (1980)
- The Divorce (2003)
- The Shining Forwards and Backwards (2011)