Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Pierre Klossowski
Born: August 9, 1905
Died: August 12, 2001 (aged 96)
Bio: Pierre Klossowski was a French writer, translator and artist. He was the eldest son of the artists Erich Klossowski and Baladine Klossowska, and his younger brother was the painter Balthus.
Known for:
- The Baphomet (1965)
- Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle (1997)
- Sade my neighbor (1991)
- La Monnaie vivante (1970)