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He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts about 'checking out' and perhaps going into a monastery and just seeing what it was like.
But I don't write about sex for today's teenagers. Or Doc Martens boots either. I'm more interested in exploring how exactly the world is run, which doesn't really change that much from one generation to another.
| John Bacon, Sculptor (1740) |
| Alben W. Barkley, Vice President (1877) |
| Dale Carnegie, Writer (1888) |
| Ron Dellums, (1935) |
| Marlin Fitzwater, Public Servant (1942) |
| Dan Glickman, Politician (1944) |
| Colin Hanks, Actor (1977) |
| Garson Kanin, Playwright (1912) |
| Alphonse Karr, Critic (1808) |
| Eric Carr, Musician (1991) |
| Arthur Hailey, Novelist (2004) |
| Comte De Lautreamont, Poet (1870) |
| Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont, Author (1870) |


