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).
Jeff Noon

Born: 1957 (age 68)
Bio: Jeff Noon is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis Carroll and Jorge Luis Borges.
Known for:
- Automated Alice (1996)
- Nymphomation (1997)
- Pollen (1995)
- Falling Out of Cars (2002)