THE FIRE OF LIFE.
The nudge of Providence has come to me through many
people, including Thomas Merton, Michael Carden,
John Ryan, Ada Saichy, and, always, Rennie.
This book is dedicated to them.
Only slaves love being powerful.
HANS ERICH NOSSACK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniel Quinn’s first book, Ishmael, won the Turner
Tomorrow Fellowship, a prize for fiction presenting creative and positive solutions to global problems. He is also the author of My Ishmael, The Story of B, and (with Tom Whalen) A Newcomer’s Guide to the Afterlife.