Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Janette Turner Hospital
Born: November 12, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: Janette Turner Hospital is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer who has lived most of her adult life in Canada or the US, principally Boston, Kingston and Columbia.
Known for:
- Orpheus Lost (2007)
- Due preparations for the plague (2003)
- The Ivory Swing (1982)
- The Last Magician (1992)
- The Tiger in the Tiger Pit (1983)