To L.I.
Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem.
— Seneca
Thanks for this book go first and foremost to Mel Sanders, who listened to me talk about it for hours and hours. And next to Maddy, Nicky, and Gates—who listened to me talk about it for hours and hours. Next-to-last, but certainly not least, to Devi and Miriam, who also put up with me when I talked about it… for hours and hours.
And as usual, the biggest thanks to you, the Reader. Step right up, sit on down. And let me tell you a story.
I promise it won’t take long.