Quote of the day
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
Vance Bourjaily

Born: September 17, 1922
Died: August 31, 2010 (aged 87)
Bio: Vance Nye Bourjaily was an American novelist, playwright, journalist, creative writing teacher, and essayist.
Known for:
- The end of my life (1947)
- Confessions of a spent youth (1960)
- Brill among the ruins (1970)
- The Violated: A Novel (1958)
- The great fake book (1986)