Quote of the day
I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it.
Lionel Abel

Born: November 19, 1910
Died: April 19, 2001 (aged 90)
Bio: Lionel Abel was an eminent Jewish American playwright, essayist and theater critic. He was also a translator, and was an authorized translator of Jean-Paul Sartre, who called Abel the most intelligent man in New York City.
Known for:
- Metatheatre (1963)
- Tragedy and metatheatre
- The intellectual follies (1984)
- Important nonsense (1987)