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.
Madison Smartt Bell
Born: August 1, 1957 (age 67)
Bio: Madison Smartt Bell is an American novelist. He is known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published 1995 2004.
Known for:
- All Souls' Rising (1995)
- Master of the crossroads (2000)
- Narrative design (1996)
- Toussaint Louverture: A Biography (2007)
- The Color of Night (2011)