The Writer Learns To Write, In The

A Deliberate Plan Is Not Always Necessary For The Highest Art; It Emerges.

In The Past, The U.s. Has Shown Its Capacity To Reinvent Its Gifts For Leadership. During The 1970s, In The Aftermath Of The Nixon Abdication And The Ford And Carter Presidencies, The Whole Nation Peered Into The Abyss, Was Horrified By What It Saw And Elected Ronald Reagan As President, Which Began A National Resurgence.

This Book Is Dedicated To The People Of America--strong, Outspoken, Intense In Their Convictions, Sometimes Wrong-headed But Always Generous And Brave, With A Passion For Justice No Nation Has Ever Matched.

I Was Very Fond Of Princess Diana. She Used To Have Me Over To Lunch To Ask My Advice. I'd Give Her Good Advice, And She'd Say: 'i Entirely Agree. Paul, You're So Right.' Then She'd Go And Do The Opposite.

My Grandfather Used To Say, "learn To Like Art, Music And Literature Deeply And Passionately. They Will Be Your Friends When Things Are Bad". It Is True: At This Time Of Year, When Days Are Short And Dark, And One Hardly Dares To Open The Newspapers, I Turn, Not Vainly Either, To The Great Creators Of The Past For Distraction, Solace And Help.