R.I.P. Harper Lee

[MikeandRaph87]

The famed reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee passed away this morning at age 89. She allowed the transcript rediscovered a couple of years back that became Go Set a Watchmen. The sequel to her only work. Rumors always swirled that she ghost authored Breakfast At Tiffany's by her famous neighbor and long-time close friend Truman Capote. Anyway, she has remained in a care facility the last few years and had become nearly blind. Despite that she has remained in good health otherwise. Her passing is sudden and a surprise. It seems to be of natural causes. I brought up To Kill A Mockingbird today in class when a conversation came of our top three favorite books. It is one those books that is a period piece yet is timeless and very well characterized for a teenager to appreciate or an adult of an era beyond its publishing.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/entertainment/harper-lee-obit-feat/

[snake]

It'd be sad to see a great author in a care facility. Makes you wonder how many others will end up like this.

Robin Williams had it right, die while you still have your senses. Dementia is the absolute most depressing thing. The minute I start showing signs of it, I'm out.

[shuriken]

So sad. She was a gift to the world of literature, a gift to the world in general.