Raymond Chandler (1888 - 1959)

Today is the birthday of Raymond Chandler. Gimlets will be served at sundown.
“I am a writer, and there comes a time when that which I write has to belong to me, has to be written alone and in silence, with no one looking over my shoulder, no one telling me a better way to write it. It doesn’t have to be great writing, it doesn’t even have to be terribly good. It just has to be mine.”
–Raymond Chandler

Tom Stoppard's Birthday

Today is the birthday of Tom Stoppard, born in 1937.
Two unconnected quotes:
"Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it."
and
"The days of the digital watch are numbered."