Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Robert Byrne
Born: May 22, 1930
Died: December 6, 2016 (aged 86)
Bio: Robert Byrne was an American author and Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame instructor of pool and carom billiards.
Known for:
- Byrne's Standard book of pool and billiards (1978)
- Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots (2003)
- McGoorty: A Billiard Hustler's Life (1972)







