The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.

A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy.

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.

There are other reasons --There are other reasons why it's perhaps harder now to feel calm than ever before. One of these, and it's paradoxical, because it's linked to something that's rather nice, is the hope we all have for our careers. Never before have expectations been so high about what human beings can achieve with their life span.