Quote of the day
We must have religion for religion's sake, morality for morality's sake, as with art for art's sake…the beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself.
Jill Nelson

Born: June 14, 1952 (age 73)
Bio: Jill Nelson is a prominent African-American journalist and novelist. She has written several books, including the autobiographical Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience, which won an American Book Award.
Known for:
- Volunteer Slavery (1993)
- Finding Martha's Vineyard (2005)
- Sexual Healing (2003)
- God's Gospel (2015)
- Let's Get It On: A Novel (2009)






