book one redone - Coldbacon

ecause of copyright and other intellectual property concerns, including
online rights and current negotiations with several third parties, he cannot.
Of course, a writer of his abilities—in fact, possibly unparalleled
abilities—knows there are two sides to every thing, and that a real author
should never take sides. And so he asked me if there is any chance some
of you might misread his account as, well, a bit biased. I told him there
was this chance. Thereupon he beseeched me to include some lines of my
own on his behalf, you know, in case someone of you mistook his pointed
barbs for pointed barbs. Let me assure you that he would never be so
mean. If only you knew of the countless times I’ve heard him walk about
the palace tormented, saying that for every invective, there is self-hate, for
every shout, there is self-doubt and that true love conquers all.
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