Quote of the day
It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates it frequently enough and makes it the background of his conduct he is bound eventually to be right.
J. R. Ackerley
Born: November 4, 1896
Died: June 4, 1967 (aged 70)
Bio: Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley was a British writer and editor. Starting with the BBC the year after its founding in 1927, he was promoted to literary editor of The Listener, its weekly magazine, where he served for more than two decades.
Known for:
- My Father and Myself
- Hindoo holiday (1932)
- My dog Tulip (1956)
- We think the world of you (1960)
- Mi padre y yo








