Quote of the day
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Nina Berberova

Born: July 26, 1901
Died: September 26, 1993 (aged 92)
Bio: Nina Nikolayevna Berberova was a Russian Empire-born writer who chronicled the lives of Russian exiles in Paris in her short stories and novels. She visited post-Soviet Russia and died in Philadelphia.
Known for:
- The Book of Happiness
- The Italics are Mine (1969)
- The accompanist (1985)
- Billancourt tales