Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Elmer Kelton
Born: April 29, 1926
Died: August 22, 2009 (aged 83)
Bio: Elmer Stephen Kelton was an American journalist and writer, known particularly for his Western novels.
Known for:
- The time it never rained (1973)
- The day the cowboys quit (1971)
- The buckskin line (1999)
- Badger boy (2001)
- The way of the coyote (2001)