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).
Jilly Cooper
Born: February 21, 1937 (age 88)
Bio: Jilly Cooper is an English author. She began her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the Rutshire Chronicles.
Known for:
- Riders (1985)
- Mount! (2016)
- Appassionata (1996)
- Rivals (1988)
- The Common Years (1984)