Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Mark Salzman

Born: December 3, 1959 (age 66)
Bio: Mark Joseph Salzman is an American writer. Salzman is best known for his 1986 memoir Iron & Silk, which describes his experiences living in China as an English teacher in the early 1980s.
Known for:
- Iron & Silk (1986)
- True notebooks (2003)
- Lying Awake (2000)
- Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia (1995)
- The Soloist (1994)






