Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)