Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
John O'Hara
Born: January 31, 1905
Died: April 11, 1970 (aged 65)
Bio: John Henry O'Hara was an American writer. He first earned a reputation for short stories and later became a best-selling novelist before the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8.
Known for:
- Appointment in Samarra (1934)
- Ten North Frederick (1955)
- A Rage to Live (1949)
- Gibbsville, PA: The Classic Stories
- John O'Hara's Hollywood








