Quote of the day
Digital time does not flow; it flicks. Like any binary, discrete decision, it is either here or there. In contrast to our experience of the passing of time, digital time is always in the now, or in no time. It is still. Poised.
M. H. Abrams

Born: July 23, 1912
Died: April 21, 2015 (aged 102)
Bio: Meyer Howard "Mike" Abrams, usually cited as M. H. Abrams, was an American literary critic, known for works on romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp.
Known for:
- A glossary of literary terms (1957)
- The Norton Anthology of English Literature (1962)