Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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)