Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Wendy Lesser

Born: 1952 (age 73)
Bio: Wendy Lesser is an American critic, novelist, and editor based in Berkeley, California.
Known for:
- Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books (2014)
- Pictures at an Execution (1993)
- The Genius of Language (2004)
- His other half (1991)