Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Ron Clarke
Born: February 21, 1937
Died: June 17, 2015 (aged 78)
Bio: Ronald William "Ron" Clarke was an Australian athlete, writer, and Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.
Known for:
- The Adventures of Henry the Space Cadet (2014)
- The Lonely Breed (1967)
- Ron Clarke talks track (1972)