Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Lydia Davis

Born: July 15, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Lydia Davis is an American writer noted for literary works of extreme brevity.
Known for:
- Can't and Won't (2014)
- Break It Down (1986)
- Varieties of Disturbance (2007)
- The end of the story (1995)
- Samuel Johnson Is Indignant: Stories (2001)