a couple face cards preflop are like a pretty hooker. they looks nice and they'll keep you company for a while but you don't wanna spend the rest of yer life with 'em.

and they can get real expensive.

like some of these guys said, check out some books from 2+2, study the starting hands. keep it tight. you're a rock--a fire breathing, ass kicking, check raising, pot raking motherfucking rock.