Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are… — Peter Ustinov

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our one duty is to furnish it well.

To all those who by accident or design, have not been included in this book.

Life was cheap in the Middle Ages. It has become cheaper since. It is only in specific battles for specific lives that our culture is put to the test, and with it our humanity.