Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Norris Church Mailer

Born: January 31, 1949
Died: November 21, 2010 (aged 61)
Bio: Norris Church Mailer was the widow of American novelist, Norman Mailer, and author of the memoir, A Ticket to the Circus, and of several novels.
Known for:
- A Ticket to the Circus: A Memoir (2010)
- Cheap Diamonds: A Novel (2007)
- Windchill Summer: A Novel (2000)
- Ticket to the Circus: A Memoir (2010)