“introduction”
“As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.”
“I skip the introduction. If the book goes in the trash, I want it to go because of my thoughts on it, not because of some Asshole's thoughts who wrote the introduction.”
“I assume I don't need an introduction.”
“So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book.”
“Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.”