Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Walter Dean Myers
Born: August 12, 1937
Died: July 1, 2014 (aged 76)
Bio: Walter Dean Myers was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction.
Known for:
- Monster (1999)
- Fallen Angels (1988)
- Bad boy (2001)
- Sunrise Over Fallujah (2008)
- Somewhere in the Darkness (1993)