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Robertson Davies Quotes

I just am a Canadian. It is not a thing which you can escape from. It is like having blue eyes Picture Quote #1

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser Picture Quote #1

Oh hearts! Nobody gets through life without a broken heart. The important thing is to break the heart so that when it mends it will be stronger than before Picture Quote #1

I saw corpses, and grew used to their unimportant look, for a dead man without any of the panoply of death is a desperately insignificant object Picture Quote #1

Education for immediate effective consumption is more popular than ever, and nobody wants to think of the long term, or the intellectual tone of the nation Picture Quote #1

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight Picture Quote #1

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Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best Picture Quote #1

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity Picture Quote #1

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons Picture Quote #1

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion Picture Quote #1

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it Picture Quote #1

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them Picture Quote #1

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I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears and its desire to present itself to the world as a Scotch banker Picture Quote #1

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself Picture Quote #1

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery Picture Quote #1

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time Picture Quote #1

The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily to intellectual discussion: what is left is theater Picture Quote #1

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need Picture Quote #1

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The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring Picture Quote #1

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task Picture Quote #1

The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer Picture Quote #1

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to an idealised past Picture Quote #1

To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser Picture Quote #1

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of all that rubbish in a year Picture Quote #1

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We wanted to meet him, for though we were neither of us naive people we had not wholly lost our belief that it is delightful to meet artists who have given us pleasure Picture Quote #1

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The right sort of woman can distinguish between Creative Lassitude and plain shiftlessness Picture Quote #1

The people of the United States, perhaps more than any other nation in history, love to abase themselves and proclaim their unworthiness, and seem to find refreshment in doing so... That is a dark frivolity, but still frivolity Picture Quote #1

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities Picture Quote #1

I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves Picture Quote #1

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I just am a Canadian. It is not a thing which you can escape from. It is like having blue eyes (Robertson Davies Quotes) To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. (Robertson Davies Quotes) Oh hearts! Nobody gets through life without a broken heart. The important thing is to break the heart so that when it mends it will be stronger than before. (Robertson Davies Quotes) I saw corpses, and grew used to their unimportant look, for a dead man without any of the panoply of death is a desperately insignificant object. (Robertson Davies Quotes) Education for immediate effective consumption is more popular than ever, and nobody wants to think of the long term, or the intellectual tone of the nation. (Robertson Davies Quotes) A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight (Robertson Davies Quotes) Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best (Robertson Davies Quotes) There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity (Robertson Davies Quotes) Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons (Robertson Davies Quotes) Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion (Robertson Davies Quotes) Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it (Robertson Davies Quotes) I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them (Robertson Davies Quotes) I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears and its desire to present itself to the world as a Scotch banker (Robertson Davies Quotes) Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself (Robertson Davies Quotes) May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery (Robertson Davies Quotes) Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time (Robertson Davies Quotes) The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily to intellectual discussion: what is left is theater (Robertson Davies Quotes) The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need (Robertson Davies Quotes) The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring (Robertson Davies Quotes) The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task (Robertson Davies Quotes) The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer (Robertson Davies Quotes) The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to an idealised past (Robertson Davies Quotes) To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser (Robertson Davies Quotes) Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of all that rubbish in a year (Robertson Davies Quotes) We wanted to meet him, for though we were neither of us naive people we had not wholly lost our belief that it is delightful to meet artists who have given us pleasure (Robertson Davies Quotes) Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness (Robertson Davies Quotes) Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The right sort of woman can distinguish between Creative Lassitude and plain shiftlessness (Robertson Davies Quotes) The people of the United States, perhaps more than any other nation in history, love to abase themselves and proclaim their unworthiness, and seem to find refreshment in doing so... That is a dark frivolity, but still frivolity (Robertson Davies Quotes) He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities (Robertson Davies Quotes) I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves (Robertson Davies Quotes)

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