Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Shel Silverstein
![Shel Silverstein](/apics/shel-silverstein.jpg)
Born: September 25, 1930
Died: May 10, 1999 (aged 68)
Bio: Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works.
Known for:
- The Giving Tree (1964)
- A Light in the Attic (1981)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974)
- Falling Up (1996)
- The Missing Piece (1976)