The Most Interesting People Are Never Perfect.

I'm Very Aware How Many Distractions The Reader Has In Life Today, How Many Good Reasons There Are To Put The Book Down.

Let The Children Have Their Night Of Fun And Laughter. Let The Gifts Of Father Christmas Delight Their Play. Let Us Grown-ups Share To The Full In Their Unstinted Pleasures Before We Turn Again To The Stern Task And The Formidable Years That Lie Before Us, Resolved That, By Our Sacrifice And Daring, These Same Children Shall Not Be Robbed Of Their Inheritance Or Denied Their Right To Live In A Free And Decent World." Winston Churchill Christmas Eve Message, 1941 As Printed In "in The Dark Streets Shineth.

Never Assume That People In Positions Of Responsibility Are Behaving Responsibly.

I'm Drawn Particularly To Stories That Evolve Out Of The Character Of The Protagonist.

History Is A Guide To Navigation In Perilous Times. History Is Who We Are And Why We Are The Way We Are.