Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
John Wain

Born: March 14, 1925
Died: May 24, 1994 (aged 69)
Bio: John Barrington Wain was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group "The Movement". For most of his life, Wain worked as a freelance journalist and author, writing and reviewing for newspapers and the radio.
Known for:
- Hurry on Down (1953)
- A Winter in the Hills (1970)
- The smaller sky (1967)
- Strike the father dead (1962)
- Young Shoulders (1982)