Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Tobias Wolff
Born: June 19, 1945 (age 80)
Bio: Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life and In Pharaoh's Army.
Known for:
- This Boy's Life: A Memoir (1989)
- In Pharaoh's Army (1994)
- Old School (2003)
- Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories (2008)
- The night in question (1996)