Quote of the day
There aren't many irritations to match the condescension which a woman metes out to a man who she believes has loved her vainly for the past umpteen years.
John Luther Long

Born: January 1, 1861
Died: October 31, 1927 (aged 66)
Bio: John Luther Long was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly", which was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband a Methodist missionary.
Known for:
- Madame Butterfly (1898)
- The way of the gods (1906)
- The Fox-Woman (1900)
- Sixty Jane (1903)