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).
Janet Kauffman

Born: June 10, 1945 (age 79)
Bio: Janet Kauffman is an American novelist, poet, and mixed media artist.
Known for:
- Places in the World a Woman Could Walk (1983)
- Five on fiction (2004)
- The body in four parts (2013)
- Trespassing: Dirt Stories & Field Notes (2008)
- Collaborators (1986)