Two Cliches Make Us Laugh.

A Book Is A Fragile Creature. It Suffers The Wear Of Time, It Fears Rodents, The Elements, Clumsy Hands.

The Roseicrucians Were Everywhere, Aided By The Fact That They Didn't Exist.

In Other Words, Although I Don't Like Them, We Do Need Noble-spirited Souls.

To Establish What Is True Is Very Difficult. Frequently It Is Easier To Establish What Is False. And, Passing Through The False, It's Possible To Understand Something About Truth.

But The Purpose Of A Story Is To Teach And To Please At Once, And What It Teaches Is How To Recognize The Snares Of The World.