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 McGahern

Born: November 12, 1934
Died: March 30, 2006 (aged 71)
Bio: John McGahern is regarded as one of the most important Irish writers of the latter half of the twentieth century.
Known for:
- Amongst Women (1990)
- That They may Face the Rising Sun (2002)
- The Barracks (1963)
- The Leavetaking (1974)
- Memoir (2005)