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).
Gregory Rabassa

Born: March 9, 1922
Died: June 14, 2016 (aged 94)
Bio: Gregory Rabassa, ComM was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College.