Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Zhang Jie

Born: April 27, 1937
Died: January 21, 2022 (aged 84)
Bio: Zhang Jie was a Chinese novelist and short-story writer. She was one of China's first contributors to feminist fiction.