Leon Uris died today. I read most of his novels - Exodus, Mila 18, QBVII and Trinity. I found it comforting that his novels about the Jewish experience were joined by a novel about Ireland. Maybe because my dad's Jewish and my mom's an Irish Catholic. So both have been important to me - and obviously were to Uris.

Interesting perspective - and quotes - in the Toronto Star obituary about him. There's a quote about his fear of failure. And then I read he died of renal failure. Maybe there is something to all this destiny business.