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).
Harry Crews

Born: June 7, 1935
Died: March 28, 2012 (aged 76)
Bio: Harry Eugene Crews was an American novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist.
Known for:
- A feast of snakes (1976)
- A childhood, the biography of a place (1978)
- The knockout artist (1988)
- Scar Lover (1992)
- Classic Crews (1993)