Category Archives: commonplace

Commonplaces: Dementia

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Charles Lambert

… on emerging into the open air once again, I was saddened to see, in one of the otherwise deserted aviaries, a solitary Chinese quail, evidently in a state of dementia, running to and fro along the edge of the … Continue reading →

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Commonplaces: Marriage

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Lambert

January 4 1976 Marriage is ultimately an agreement – or conspiracy – between two people to treat each other as having each the right to be loved absolutely. If there is not this understanding, there is no marriage; if there … Continue reading →

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Commonplaces

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Ever since I came across W.H. Auden’s commonplace book, the name of which I forget, I’ve been collecting extracts that appeal to me in one way or another. It’s the most impersonal, and knowing, form of autobiography there is, and … Continue reading →

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