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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: "He [Jesus] had a terrible temper, you know, undoubtedly..."
He [Jesus] had a terrible temper, you know, undoubtedly inherited from His Father. Robertson Davies
Of course some of us had some geography in school and had studied maps, but a school map is a terribly uncommunicative thing. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Any theologian understands martyrdom, but only the martyr..."
Any theologian understands martyrdom, but only the martyr experiences the fire. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "so Leola thought that a modest romance with a hero in embryo..."
...so Leola thought that a modest romance with a hero in embryo could do no harm - might even be a patriotic duty. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when..."
Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "One learns one’s mystery at the price of one’s innocence."
One learns one’s mystery at the price of one’s innocence. Robertson Davies
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
To be apt in quotation is a splendid and dangerous gift. Splendid, because it ornaments a man's speech with other men's jewels; dangerous, for the same reason. Robertson Davies
The only people who make any sense in the world are those who know that whatever happens to them has its roots in what they are. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "They were anxious to make men of us, by which they meant..."
They were anxious to make men of us, by which they meant making us like themselves. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd..."
Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of all that rubbish in a year. Robertson Davies
Having me in the dining-room was almost the equivalent of having a Raeburn on the walls; I was classy, I was heavily varnished, and I offended nobody. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them."
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them. Robertson Davies
He liked to make his hearers jump, now and then, and he said that our gravel pit was much the same sort of place as Gehenna. My elders thought this far-fetched, but I saw no reason why hell should not have, so to speak, visible branch establishments throughout the earth, and I have visited quite a few of them since. Robertson Davies
The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist may be yielding and even deferential in things he doesn't consider important; in anything that touches his core he is remorseless. Robertson Davies

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