Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
W. E. B. Griffin
Born: November 10, 1929
Died: February 12, 2019 (aged 89)
Bio: William Edmund Butterworth III, better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, was a writer of military and detective fiction with 38 novels in six series published under that name. He has also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name.
Known for:
- The Lieutenants (1982)
- Hazardous Duty (2013)
- In danger's path (1999)
- By order of the President (2004)
- Retreat, hell! (2004)