Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Frances Parkinson Keyes

Born: July 21, 1885
Died: July 3, 1970 (aged 84)
Bio: Frances Parkinson Keyes was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs. Her last name rhymes with "skies," not "keys."
Known for:
- Dinner at Antoines (1948)
- Joy Street (1950)
- Steam-boat Gothic (1952)
- Crescent Carnival (1942)
- Blue camellia (1957)