Quote of the day
It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content … it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.
Timothy Brook
Born: January 6, 1951 (age 74)
Bio: Timothy James Brook, is a Canadian historian specializing in the study of China. He holds the Republic of China Chair, Department of History, University of British Columbia.
Known for:
- Vermeer's Hat (2008)
- The Confusions of Pleasure (1998)
- The Troubled Empire (2010)







