Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
Donald E. Westlake
Born: July 12, 1933
Died: December 31, 2008 (aged 75)
Bio: Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres.
Known for:
- Drowned hopes (1990)
- The Hunter (1962)
- The Comedy is Finished
- Dancing Aztecs (1976)
- God Save the Mark (1967)