Quote of the day
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.
Witi Ihimaera
Born: February 7, 1944 (age 82)
Bio: Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler, generally known as Witi Ihimaera, is a New Zealand author. He was the first published Māori novelist.
Known for:
- The Whale Rider (1987)
- Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies (1994)
- Pounamu, pounamu (1972)
- The Dream Swimmer (1997)
- The Parihaka Woman (2011)








