Never Fire A Laser At A Mirror.

Consider The True Picture. Think Of Myriads Of Tiny Bubbles, Very Sparsely Scattered, Rising Through A Vast Black Sea. We Rule Some Of The Bubbles. Of The Waters We Know Nothing.

The Reader Has Certain Rights. He Bought Your Story. Think Of This As An Implicit Contract. He's Entitled To Be Entertained, Instructed, Amused; Maybe All Three. If He Quits In The Middle, Or Puts The Book Down Feeling His Time Has Been Wasted, You're In Violation.

The Witnessing Of Titanic Events Is Always Dangerous, Usually Painful, And Often Fatal.

Half Of Wisdom Is Learning What To Unlearn.

I Don't Have A Strong Interest In History.