You Would Do Well To Know, Marcus,

Altruism Accrues Little Benefit To Those Lying Cold In The Gutter.

Old Habits Are Hard To Forget, And Old Fears Are Habits.

One Likes To Think One Grows As A Writer As One Ages, Else All You Get Is An Old Young Writer. Beyond That Is The Changing Landscape Of The Universe And The Stories I Choose To Tell.

Life Is Problems. Living Is Solving Problems.

The World Is Much Larger Than I Once Dreamed, Or Perhaps My Place In It Is Smaller Than I Once Realized.