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).
Jim Shepard
Born: 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Jim Shepard is an American author and professor of creative writing and film at Williams College.
Known for:
- The Book of Aron (2015)
- Like You'd Understand, Anyway (2007)
- You Think That's Bad (2011)
- Project X (2004)
- Love and Hydrogen: New and Selected Stories (2004)