We Believe What We Want To Believe,

No One Should Pay Attention To A Man Delivering A Lecture Or A Sermon On His "philosophy Of Life" Until We Know Exactly How He Treats His Wife, His Children, His Neighbors, His Friends, His Subordinates And His Enemies.

Perseverance Is The Most Overrated Of Traits, If It Is Unaccompanied By Talent; Beating Your Head Against A Wall Is More Likely To Produce A Concussion In The Head Than A Hole In The Wall.

There Is No Such Thing As An "atrocity" In Warfare That Is Greater Than The Atrocity Of Warfare Itself.

Norbert Blei Is A Writer The Way People Used To Be Troubadours And Minstrels, Celebrating What He Has Seen And Heart And Felt In A Deceptively Simple Style Reminiscent Of The Early Sherwood Anderson. . . . Like Anderson, He Is A Lover, And His Affection Invests His Writing With A Singular Charm.

Honesty Consists Of The Unwillingness To Lie To Others; Maturity, Which Is Equally Hard To Attain, Consists Of The Unwillingness To Lie To Oneself.