Quote of the day
I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again … the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul.
Witi Ihimaera
Born: February 7, 1944 (age 81)
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)








