*Ultimately, your theme will find you. You don’t have to go looking for it.* [*Richard Russo*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7844.Richard_Russo?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) Happy birthday, Richard Russo! The Pulitzer Prize-winning author wrote his first novel, Mohawk, while working full-time as a college teacher. During breaks between classes, he’d go to a local diner and write.