Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
John R. Rickford

Born: September 16, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: John Russell Rickford is a Guyanese academic and author. His book Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English, which he wrote together with his son, Russell J. Rickford, won the American Book Award in 2000. Rickford is the J.E.
Known for:
- Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English (2000)
- Variation in a Creole continuum (1987)