Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Maxwell Perkins
Born: September 20, 1884
Died: June 17, 1947 (aged 62)
Bio: William Maxwell Evarts "Max" Perkins was a book editor of the early 20th century. He is remembered as the editor who discovered and nurtured American authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe.