Quote of the day
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
John Gardner
Born: July 21, 1933
Died: September 14, 1982 (aged 49)
Bio: John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is perhaps most noted for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
Known for:
- Grendel (1971)
- On Moral Fiction
- The art of fiction
- October Light
- The Sunlight Dialogues (1972)