This book will not harm you unless someone throws it at you which is a possibilty never to be discounted.

Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

USE COMMON SENSE. If somebody offers you a thousand dollars for this book, chances are their motives are not pure. Then again, a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Take the money and run.

You must have your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed.

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

One dictionary defines denouement as "a final part in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain." By that definition, it is exactly the wrong word to describe this chapter. This chapter will make nothing clear; it will raise many questions; and it may even contain a surprise or two. But I say we call it the denouement anyway because the words sounds so sophisticated and French.

You know, people always warn children about taking candy from strange adults. But they never warn us adults about taking candy from strange children.