"After all I have no nationality and am not anxious to claim any. Individuality is more than nationality. 'You are you and I am I,' says Confucius.” - Sui Sin Far.  Sui Sin Far was the daughter of a British...

"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." - John Stuart Mill. From his classic philosophical treatise On Liberty: "He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that. His...

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." - Lord Alfred Tennyson. From his extraordinary poem Ulysses. The complete excerpt reads: Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days...

In a pathetic bid to pretend I wasn’t working past 11 pm, I recently had the Showtime period piece "The Tudors" on in the background, and stumbled on this surprising scene. It stood out in stark contrast to most of...

BIG NEWS: MORE BOOKS On Sept 24, we kicked off our publishing initiative at Obvious State! We’re publishing the first 8 in a new series of stylishly designed pocket editions of iconic literary works. Each book is illustrated by Evan Robertson,...

“If you are scorched earth, I will be warm rain” - Murasaki Shikibu. This lovely line is from Shikibu’s 11th century, profoundly influential work The Tale of Genji, which is often referred to as the world’s first novel. Our illustration...