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).
Pete Hamill
Born: June 24, 1935
Died: August 5, 2020 (aged 85)
Bio: Pete Hamill was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator.
Known for:
- A Drinking Life: A Memoir (1994)
- Snow in August (1997)
- Downtown (2004)
- Why Sinatra Matters (1998)
- Forever (2003)