Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
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)