When John Mortimer, British barrister and author, decided to write, his father warned him, "My dear boy, have some consideration for your poor wife. You'll be sitting around the house all day wearing a dressing gown, brewing tea and stumped for words. You'll be better off in the law. That's the great thing about the law, it gets you out of the house."
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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