Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
James Oppenheim

Born: May 24, 1882
Died: August 4, 1932 (aged 50)
Bio: James Oppenheim was an American poet, novelist, and editor. A lay analyst and early follower of C. G. Jung, Oppenheim was also the founder and editor of The Seven Arts, an important early 20th-century literary magazine.
Known for:
- The'nine-tenths (1911)
- Songs for the New Age (1914)
- The Olympian (1912)
- The book of self (1917)