Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
John Fante

Born: April 8, 1909
Died: May 8, 1983 (aged 74)
Bio: John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent.
Known for:
- Ask the Dust (1939)
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938)
- Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982)
- The brotherhood of the grape (1977)
- The Bandini Quartet