Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Matilde Serao

Born: March 7, 1856
Died: July 25, 1927 (aged 71)
Bio: Matilde Serao was a Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist. She was the founder and editor of Il Mattino, and she also wrote several novels.
Known for:
- Il ventre di Napoli (1884)
- The conquest of Rome (1906)
- The Land of Cockayne
- The ballet dancer and On guard
- In the country of Jesus