Quote of the day
No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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)