Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Patrick O'Brian

Born: December 12, 1914
Died: January 2, 2000 (aged 85)
Bio: Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Known for:
- Master and Commander (1969)
- HMS Surprise (1973)
- Post Captain (1972)
- Desolation Island (1978)
- The Mauritius Command (1977)