Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Jack Zipes

Born: July 7, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Jack David Zipes is an American retired Professor of German at the University of Minnesota, who has published and lectured on the subject of fairy tales, their evolution, and their social and political role in civilizing processes.
Known for:
- Breaking the magic spell (1979)
- The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (2000)
- Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale (1983)