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Robertson Davies Quotes

Robertson Davies quotes

Canadian Novelist, Writer August 28, 1913 – December 2, 1995

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Robertson Davies quote: "Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt."
Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "What had Pledger-Brown said? "Too bad, Davey; he wanted blood..."
What had Pledger-Brown said? "Too bad, Davey; he wanted blood and all we could offer was guts. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Which was complimentary but unhelpful, because the librarians..."
Which was complimentary but unhelpful, because the librarians were tough. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "There is really no such thing as a secret; everybody likes to..."
There is really no such thing as a secret; everybody likes to tell, and everybody does tell. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me."
I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Nothing grows old-fashioned so fast as modernity."
Nothing grows old-fashioned so fast as modernity. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "To know all is to despise all."
To know all is to despise all. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know..."
Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Be not another if thou canst be thyself."
Be not another if thou canst be thyself. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics..."
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "How they chirped over their cups."
How they chirped over their cups. Robertson Davies
What is meant to be heard is necessarily more direct in expression, and perhaps more boldly coloured, than what is meant for the reader. Robertson Davies

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