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.
Yiyun Li

Born: November 4, 1972 (age 52)
Bio: Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer. Her debut short story collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers won the 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and her second collection Gold Boy, Emerald Girl was shortlisted for the same award.
Known for:
- The Vagrants: A Novel (2009)
- Kinder Than Solitude (2013)
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2005)
- Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (2010)
- A Sheltered Woman (2015)