Quotes from authors that died on Dec 27th
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.
Zona Gale
Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
Brendan Gill
Parody is homage gone sour.
Brendan Gill
The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately.
Ely Culbertson
I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for some people.
Alan Bates
Charles Edward Merriam 
Willem de Kooning 
Trevor Rabin 
Roger Moore 
Ahmed Best 
H. G. Wells 
Josh Groban 
Stefan Banach