Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Elissa Schappell

Bio: Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short-story writer, editor and essayist. Her first book of fiction, Use Me, a collection of 10 linked short stories, was published in 2000 by William Morrow, and was runner-up for the PENThe Daily Beast, and O Magazine.
Known for:
- The Friend Who Got Away
- Use me
- Food and Booze
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Birth