Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Born: February 24, 1952
Died: December 30, 2016 (aged 64)
Bio: Judith Ortiz Cofer was a Puerto Rican American author. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction.
Known for:
- The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry (1993)
- Silent dancing (1990)
- Call Me Maria (2004)
- An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio (1995)
- The line of the sun (1989)