The Truth, However, Was Stranger Still.

It Seemed There Was Always A Close Correlation Between True Believers And High Body Counts.

Religion Is Flawed, But Only Because Man Is Flawed.

The Pentacle - The Ancients Envisioned Their World In Two Halves - Masculine And Feminine. Their Gods And Goddesses Worked To Keep A Balance Of Power. Yin And Yang. When Male And Female Were Balanced, There Was Harmony In The World. When They Were Unbalanced There Was Chaos.

Writing An Informative Yet Compact Thriller Is A Lot Like Making Maple Sugar Candy. You Have To Tap Hundreds Of Trees - Boil Vats And Vats Of Raw Sap - Evaporate The Water - And Keep Boiling Until You've Distilled A Tiny Nugget That Encapsulates The Essence.

Authors, He Thought. Even The Sane Ones Are Nuts.