Quote of the day
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits.
Sena Jeter Naslund
Born: June 28, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: Sena Jeter Naslund is an American writer. She has published seven novels and two collections of short fiction. Her 1999 novel, Ahab's Wife, and her 2003 novel, Four Spirits, were each named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Known for:
- Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer (1999)
- Four Spirits (2001)
- Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (2006)
- Sherlock in Love (1993)
- The Disobedience of Water (1999)