Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
W. J. T. Mitchell

Born: March 24, 1942 (age 84)
Bio: William John Thomas Mitchell known as W.J.T. Mitchell is the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago. He is also the editor of Critical Inquiry, and contributes to the journal October.
Known for:
- What Do Pictures Want? (2005)
- Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology (1986)
- The last dinosaur book (1998)







