Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Simon Winchester
Born: September 28, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Simon Winchester, is a British author and journalist who resides in Massachusetts, in the United States. Through his career at The Guardian, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal.
Known for:
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne (1998)
- The Pacific (1991)
- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (2004)