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).
Hannen Swaffer

Born: November 1, 1879
Died: January 16, 1962 (aged 82)
Bio: Frederick Charles Hannen Swaffer was an English journalist and drama critic. Although his views were left-wing, he worked mostly for right-wing publications, many of them owned by Lord Northcliffe.