Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Max Shulman

Born: 1919
Died: 1988 (aged 69)
Bio: Maximilian "Max" Shulman was an American writer and humorist best known for his television and short story character Dobie Gillis, as well as for best-selling novels.
Known for:
- Feather Merchants (1944)
- Sleep Till Noon (1950)
- I was a Teen-age Dwarf (1959)
- Potatoes are Cheaper (1971)
- Anyone Got a Match? (1964)