The Best Lies To Tell Are The

Every Book Should Have A Romance.

There's Something Rotten In The State Of Denmark, And Hamlet Says...it's Payback Time!

Librarying Is A Harder Profession Than The Public Realizes, He Said. People Think It's All Rubber Stamps, Knowing That Dewey 521 Is Celestial Mechanics And Saying 'try Looking Under Fiction' Sixty Eight Times A Day.

Writing Is Not Something You Can Do Or You Can't. It's Not Even Something That 'other People Do' Or 'for Smart People Only' Or Even 'for People Who Finished School And Went To University'. Nonsense. Anyone Can Do It. But No-one Can Do It Straight Off The Bat. Like Plastering, Brain Surgery Or Assembling Truck Engines, You Have To Do A Bit Of Training - Get Your Hands Dirty - And Make Some Mistakes.

Journeys Up The Metaphoric River Are Hugely Enjoyable And Highly Recommended. Since Every Genre Is Nourished By Its Heady Waters, A Paddle Steamer Can Take Even The Most Walk-shy Tourists To Their Chosen Destination. As A Bonus, There Is Traditionally At Least One Murder On Board Each Trip--a "consideration" To The Head Steward Will Ensure That It Is Not You.