The Paladin Prophecy (55 page)

#81: NEVER TAKE MORE THAN YOU NEED.

#82: WITHOUT A LIFE OF THE MIND, YOU’LL LIVE A MINDLESS LIFE.

#83: JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE PARANOID DOESN’T MEAN THAT SORRY IS BETTER THAN SAFE.

#84: WHEN NOTHING ELSE WORKS, TRY CHOCOLATE.

#86: NEVER BE NERVOUS WHEN TALKING TO A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. JUST PRETEND SHE’S A PERSON, TOO.

#87: MEN WANT COMPANY. WOMEN WANT EMPATHY.

#88: ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE PERSON WITH THE WHISTLE.

#91: THERE IS NOT—NOR SHOULD THERE BE—ANY LIMIT TO WHAT A GUY WILL GO THROUGH TO IMPRESS THE RIGHT GIRL.

#92: IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TELL YOU MORE, SAY LESS. OPEN YOUR EYES AND EARS, AND CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.

#94: YOU CAN FIND MOST OF THE WEAPONS OR EQUIPMENT YOU’LL EVER NEED AROUND THE HOUSE.

#96: MEMORIZE THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

#97: REGARDING EYEWEAR AND UNDERWEAR: ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH BACKUPS.

#98: DON’T WATCH YOUR LIFE LIKE IT’S A MOVIE THAT’S HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. IT’S HAPPENING TO
YOU
. IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

OPEN ALL DOORS, AND AWAKEN.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks are in order: to my great friend and comrade Ed Victor, the estimable Sophie Hicks, and all the stalwarts in the London office of Ed Victor, Limited; to Chip Gibson, Annie Eaton, Ellice Lee, and my sagacious and resolute editor, Jim Thomas, at Random House; to Dr. Hal Danzer, Dr. Sheri Fried, Dr. Bob Garrett, Alan Kerner, Dr. David Miller, Dr. Carolyn Roberts, and Dr. Benjamin Shield for their expertise on matters medical and metaphysical; to friends and colleagues Frank Bredice, Derek Cardoza, Dennis Colonello, Keiko Cronin, Jodi Fodor, Jeff Freilich, Alicia Gordon, Stephen Kulczycki, Susie Putnam, Jason Spitz, Alan Wertheimer, and Steve Yoon for their encouragement and support; and most of all to my sister, Lindsay, my wife, Lynn, and my son, Travis, who make traveling this path worthwhile.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MARK FROST studied directing and playwriting at Carnegie Mellon University. He partnered with David Lynch to create and executive produce the groundbreaking television series
Twin Peaks
. Frost cowrote the screenplays for the films
Fantastic Four
and
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
. He is also the
New York Times
bestselling author of eight previous books, including
The List of Seven, The Second Objective, The Greatest Game Ever Played
, and
The Match
. To learn more, visit
ByMarkFrost.com
.