Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Victor LaValle

Born: February 3, 1972 (age 54)
Bio: Victor LaValle is an American author who was raised in the Flushing and Rosedale neighborhoods of Queens, New York. He is the author of a short-story collection, Slapboxing with Jesus and three novels, The Ecstatic, Big Machine and The Devil in Silver.
Known for:
- Big Machine (2009)
- The Devil in Silver (2012)
- Slapboxing with Jesus: Stories (1999)
- The Ecstatic (2002)
- Lucretia and the Kroons (Novella) (2012)







