Quote of the day
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Based on quote from Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Act II, scene v: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
Edith Konecky

Born: August 1, 1922
Died: March 28, 2019 (aged 96)
Bio: Edith Konecky was an Jewish American feminist novelist who, despite a relatively small body of work, can lay claim to a large literary achievement with Allegra Maud Goldman, a coming-of-age novel that chronicles the growth of a young female artist.
Known for:
- Allegra Maud Goldman (1976)
- A Place at the Table (1989)
- Fiction and the Facts of Life (2011)
- View to the North (2004)
- Past sorrows and coming attractions (2000)






