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).
George Alec Effinger

Born: January 10, 1947
Died: April 27, 2002 (aged 55)
Bio: George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Known for:
- When Gravity Fails (1987)
- Budayeen Nights
- A Fire in the Sun (1989)
- The Exile Kiss (1991)
- What Entropy Means to Me (1972)