No man is an island, and certainly no writer. Thank you, Steve Hanselman and Stacey Denny, my agents, for keeping me gainfully employed. I am also grateful to the good people at Center Street, especially Christina Boys, who with tact and good humor fixed my many errors. Lee and Mary Lee Comer answered the occasional legal question. The people at Fairfield Friends Meeting tolerated my absence with good cheer, most likely because my co-pastor, Jennifer Silvers, is a better preacher than me. I appreciate them, and Jennifer. Nevertheless, if there are any errors in this book, it is the fault of those who gave me poor advice. A writer is only as good as his or her advisers.