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.
Stephen Manes

Born: January 8, 1949 (age 76)
Bio: Stephen Manes is the author of the 2011 nonfiction book Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet. Its subject, the workings of a ballet company, marked a significant departure for an author best known for his journalism on technology and his books for children.
Known for:
- Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! (1982)
- Gates (1993)
- Make four million dollars by next Thursday! (1991)
- Chicken Trek (1987)