There Are Doubtless Certain Unworldly People Who

At My Time Of Life, One Knows That The Worst Is Usually True.

To All Those Who Lead Monotonous Lives In The Hope That They May Experience At Second Hand The Delights And Dangers Of Adventure. [author's Dedication]

Do You Know My Friend That Each One Of Us Is A Dark Mystery, A Maze Of Conflicting Passions And Desire And Aptitudes?

It Had Come About Ex­act­ly In The Way Things Hap­pened In Books.

Sensationalism Dies Quickly, Fear Is Long-lived.