Surviving Is Much More Painful

Sunday Was The Normal Day For The Political Awareness Session At Sea. Ordinarily Putin Would Have Officiated, Reading Some Pravada Editorials, Followed By Selected Quotations From The Works Of Lenin And A Discussion Of The Lessons To Be Learned From The Readings. It Is Very Much Like A Church Service.

The Only Real Difference Between A Wise Man And A Fool, Moore Knew, Was That The Wise Man Tended To Make More Serious Mistakes—and Only Because No One Trusted A Fool With Really Crucial Decisions; Only The Wise Had The Opportunity To Lose Battles, Or Nations.

Every Novel Begins With The Speculative Question, What If "x" Happened? That's How You Start.

Books And Movies Are Different Art Forms With Different Rules. And Because Of That, They Never Translate Exactly.

The Human Condition Today Is Better Than It's Ever Been, And Technology Is One Of The Reasons For That.