Quote of the day
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
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)