Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Melanie Thernstrom

Born: 1964 (age 61)
Bio: Melanie Thernstrom is an author and contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine who frequently writes about murders and crime.
Known for:
- The dead girl (1990)
- Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder (1997)