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.
William Mayne

Born: March 16, 1928
Died: March 24, 2010 (aged 82)
Bio: William James Carter Mayne was an English writer of children's fiction. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century.
Known for:
- A swarm in May (1955)
- A Grass Rope (1957)
- A game of dark (1971)
- The book of Hob stories (1991)
- Cradlefasts (1995)






