Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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)