Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
William McIlvanney
Born: November 25, 1936
Died: December 5, 2015 (aged 79)
Bio: William McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Willie by friends and acquaintances.
Known for:
- Laidlaw (1977)
- Docherty (1975)
- The Papers of Tony Veitch (1983)
- Strange Loyalties (1991)
- Remedy is None (1966)