Quote of the day
Digital time does not flow; it flicks. Like any binary, discrete decision, it is either here or there. In contrast to our experience of the passing of time, digital time is always in the now, or in no time. It is still. Poised.
Phyllis McGinley
Born: March 21, 1905
Died: February 22, 1978 (aged 72)
Bio: Phyllis McGinley was a Pulitzer Prize winning American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life.
Known for:
- Saint-watching (1969)
- The plain princess (1945)
- The Most Wonderful Doll in the World (1950)
- The Year Without a Santa Claus (1956)
- A pocketful of wry (1940)
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