Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Hilma Wolitzer

Born: 1930 (age 95)
Bio: Hilma Wolitzer is an American novelist whose novels include Ending, In the Flesh, The Doctor's Daughter and Hearts. Her daughter, Meg Wolitzer, is also a writer.
Known for:
- An Available Man: A Novel (2012)
- Summer Reading (2007)
- The Doctor's Daughter (2006)
- The company of writers (2001)
- Toby Lived Here (1978)






