I have said elsewhere that parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth. — 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.