Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Lawrence Block

Born: June 24, 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Lawrence Block is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr.
Known for:
- When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1986)
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011)
- A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
- Time to Murder and Create (1977)
- A Ticket To The Boneyard (1990)