Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Luís Alberto Urrea
Born: 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Luis Alberto Urrea is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Known for:
- The Devil's Highway: A True Story (2004)
- The Hummingbird's Daughter (2005)
- Into the Beautiful North (2009)
- Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life (2002)
- The Water Museum: Stories (2015)