Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Edward P. Jones

Born: 1951 (age 74)
Bio: Edward Paul Jones is an American novelist and short story writer. His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Known for:
- The Known World (2003)
- Lost in the City (1992)
- All Aunt Hagar's Children (2006)
- Tapestry (Fast Fiction) (2011)
- In the Blink of God’s Eye (Fast Fiction) (2011)