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Robertson Davies Quotes

Robertson Davies quotes

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

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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
Are you New World or Old?' 'Sounds like a novel by Henry James.' 'Never read him.' 'Don't. But that was his question and he plumped for the Old. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the..."
I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue;..."
Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend."
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. Robertson Davies
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
He became an unimaginative woman's creation. Delilah had shorn his locks and assured him he looked much neater and cooler without them. He gave her his soul, and she transformed it into a cabbage. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "You're all mad for words. Words are just farts from a lot of..."
You're all mad for words. Words are just farts from a lot of fools who have swallowed too many books. Give me things! Robertson Davies
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
Robertson Davies quote: "The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory..."
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. Robertson Davies
Myself: But wasn't the decision a right one? Am I not here? What more could Feeling have achieved than was brought about by Reason? Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise..."
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. Robertson Davies
All real fantasy is serious. Only faked fantasy is not serious. That is why it is so wrong to impose faked fantasy on children.... Robertson Davies
No action is ever lost - nothing we do is without result. It's obvious, of course, but how many people ever really believe it, or act as if it were so? Robertson Davies
For I was, as you have already guessed, a collaborator with Destiny, not one who put a pistol to its head and demanded particular treasures. The only thing for me to do was to keep on keeping on, to have faith in my whim, and remember that for me, as for the saints, illumination when it came would probably come from some unexpected source. Robertson Davies

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