Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Geoffrey Bocca

American Contemporary Writer and Historian

"Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is possible to stab oneself in one's own back."

"Travel by sea nearly approximates the bliss of babyhood. They feed you, rock you gently to sleep and when you wake up, they take care of you and feed you again."