Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Michelle Cliff

Born: November 2, 1946
Died: June 12, 2016 (aged 69)
Bio: Michelle Carla Cliff was a Jamaican-American author whose notable works included Abeng, No Telephone to Heaven, and Free Enterprise.
Known for:
- Abeng (1984)
- No Telephone to Heaven (1987)
- Free enterprise (1993)
- If I Could Write This In Fire (2008)
- The store of a million items (1998)