Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Ellen Douglas

Born: July 12, 1921
Died: November 7, 2012 (aged 91)
Bio: Ellen Douglas was the pen name of Josephine Ayres Haxton, an American author. Her 1973 novel Apostles of Light was a National Book Award nominee.
Known for:
- Can't quit you, baby (1988)
- Apostles of light (1973)
- Truth (1998)
- The rock cried out (1979)
- A family's affairs (1962)