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).
Nevil Shute
Born: January 17, 1899
Died: January 12, 1960 (aged 60)
Bio: Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia.
Known for:
- On the Beach (1957)
- A Town Like Alice (1950)
- No Highway (1948)
- Pied Piper (1942)
- The Far Country (1952)