Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Thomas McGuane

Born: December 11, 1939 (age 85)
Bio: Thomas Francis McGuane III is an American writer. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors.
Known for:
- Ninety-two in the shade. (1973)
- Crow Fair: Stories (2015)
- Driving on the Rim (2010)
- The bushwhacked piano (1971)
- The Sporting Club (1968)