Quote of the day
Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
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)