Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Virginia Hamilton

Born: March 12, 1934
Died: February 19, 2002 (aged 67)
Bio: Virginia Esther Hamilton was a multi-award winning African-American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the U.S.
Known for:
- The People Could Fly (1985)
- The House of Dies Drear (1968)
- M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974)
- Zeely (1967)
- Her stories (1995)