Quote of the day
A novel is like a gland pill - it nips off the cream of my hysterics and gets them running on track in a book where they belong instead of rioting all over my person.
Fran Landesman

Born: October 21, 1927
Died: July 23, 2011 (aged 83)
Bio: Fran Landesman was an American lyricist and poet. She grew up in New York City and lived for years in Saint Louis, Missouri, where her husband Jay Landesman operated the Crystal Palace nightclub.
Known for:
- More truth than poetry (1979)
- The Thorny Side of Love (1992)
- Invade my privacy (1978)
- Rhymes at midnight (1996)