Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Janet Kauffman

Born: June 10, 1945 (age 80)
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)