There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.
Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
| Hasil Adkins, Musician (1937) |
| Andre Agassi, Athlete (1970) |
| George Allen, Sr., Coach (1918) |
| Richard Carlson, Author (1912) |
| Dale Earnhardt, Celebrity (1951) |
| Duke Ellington, Musician (1899) |
| David Icke, Athlete (1952) |
| Curtis Joseph, Athlete (1967) |
| Irvin Kershner, Director (1923) |
| John Nelson Darby, Clergyman (1882) |
| George Farquhar, Dramatist (1707) |
| Irving Fisher, Economist (1947) |
| John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist (2006) |
| William Gillette, Actor (1937) |
| Rufus King, Lawyer (1827) |

