Don`t curse the dark - light a candle. Start the day on a bright note by dipping into this excellent book of sayings - there are 1460 of them, exactly four for each day of your year - which do indeed shine like candles of enlightenment in the dark! Drawn from a variety of sources, they include many by the author, who says that `succinct messages and insights concerning all aspects of everyday life` began to fill his mind and compelled him to write. These form the core of his BOOK OF CONTRASTS, making a sharp commentary on the human condition, as well as a splendid example of the epigrammatist`s art. Dave Strickland knows how to provoke laughter as well as thought, and amuse where he abuses...