Quotes from authors that died on Jul 5th
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Ted Williams
History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without.
Howard Nemerov
Remote villages and communities have lost their identity, and their peace and charm have been sacrificed to that worst of abominations, the automobile.
James Norman Hall
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
Ted Williams
It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.
Bruce Barton
Darius Rucker 
Chris Patten 
Jam Master Jay 
Marcus Garvey 
Gates McFadden 
Ian Botham 
Marlee Matlin 
Don Rickles