Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Thomas Bernhard

Born: February 9, 1931
Died: February 12, 1989 (aged 58)
Bio: Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II," is widely considered to be one of the most important German-speaking authors of the postwar era.
Known for:
- The Loser (1983)
- Woodcutters (1984)
- Old Masters (1985)
- Gargoyles (1967)
- Extinction (1986)