Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
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)