Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Jacqueline Wilson
Born: December 17, 1945 (age 79)
Bio: Dame Jacqueline Wilson is an English writer of children's literature. As her children's novels are frequently themed around adoption, divorce and mental illness, they attract controversy.
Known for:
- Hetty Feather (2009)
- The Story of Tracy Beaker (1991)
- The Illustrated Mum (1999)
- Double Act (1995)
- Sapphire Battersea (2011)