The odds against becoming the next Frederick Forsythe are, of course, somewhere between merely exponential and astronomical-incredible. I'll settle for a book-jacket with my name on it. (Tom Clancy)

The odds against becoming the next Frederick Forsythe are, of course, somewhere between merely exponential and astronomical-incredible. I'll settle for a book-jacket with my name on it.

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