Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Roger Caillois

Born: March 3, 1913
Died: December 21, 1978 (aged 65)
Bio: Roger Caillois was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on diverse subjects such as games, play as well as the sacred.
Known for:
- Man, Play and Games (1961)
- The Writing of Stones (1970)
- Man and the Sacred (1959)
- Images, images