

The Mandrake (Mandragora) root
The Mandrake (Mandragora) root, as is the entire plant, is poisonous. It features in my novel, Mandragora, which is based on...
Niccolò Machiavelli - Who knew?
The Irony of Machiavelli's Bad Reputation, His Cunning Prince and the Irreverence of Mandragora Niccolò Machiavelli. His name conjures...
Chekhov
You can dip a frog in honey but that doesn't mean I'll eat it. Anton Chekhov (Peter Constantine, translator)
Confucius
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius
A Thought from Voltaire
I look upon metaphysical ideas as things which do honor to the human mind. They are flashes in the midst of a dark night; and that, I...
A Rare Dr. Seuss
The Hoobub and the Grinch Dr. Seuss The Hoobub was lying outdoors in the sun, The wonderful, wonderful, warm summer sun. “There’s...
Of Human Bondage
And thinking over the long pilgrimage of his past he accepted the deformity which had made life so hard for him; he knew that it had...