Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as read more

Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.

'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.

'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.

It's no longer a warmth hidden in my veins: it's Venus entire and whole fastening on her prey.

It's no longer a warmth hidden in my veins: it's Venus entire and whole fastening on her prey.

A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.

A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for read more

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is read more

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.

Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people read more

Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life.

A single rose can be my garden . . . a single friend, my world.

A single rose can be my garden . . . a single friend, my world.

The seed waits for its garden or ground where it will be sown.

The seed waits for its garden or ground where it will be sown.