My Commonplace Book: October 2026

A selection of quotes and pictures to represent October’s reading: commonplace book noun a book into which notable extracts from other works are copied for personal use. ~ Someone had said that if you thought about the unthinkable long enough it became quite reasonable. Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey (1949) ~ “Power is not a material possession that can be given. Power is the ability to act and that must always be taken, for no one will ever give that power to you. Those who have power wish to keep it, and those who want power must learn to take it.” Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (2025) ~ Eleanor Cobham and her husband Humphrey in a 1431 illustration And sometimes – like anyone with eyes and ears – I hear or see what people are saying or doing, and it’s obvious what will happen, because they always do the same thing, over and over, even when it didn’t work before. That’s the strongest foretelling of all – knowing someone’s pattern and watching them repeat it. Royal Witch…