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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: "The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself...."
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "It was as though she was an exile from a world that saw things..."
It was as though she was an exile from a world that saw things her way Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible..."
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "You are like a fire: you warm me."
You are like a fire: you warm me. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "A world without corruption would be a strange world indeed -..."
A world without corruption would be a strange world indeed - and a damned bad world for lawyers, let me say. Robertson Davies
You are certainly unique. Everyone is unique. Nobody has ever suffered quite like you before because nobody has ever been you before. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "I wish people weren't so set on being themselves, when that..."
I wish people weren't so set on being themselves, when that means being a bastard. Robertson Davies
Geordie wrote a letter to Mr. Webster in which the shrieking figure of Apology was hounded through a labyrinth of agonized syntax. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make..."
What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "the irrational will have its say, perhaps because 'irrational'..."
...the irrational will have its say, perhaps because 'irrational' is the wrong word for it. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the..."
You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision."
Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in..."
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer. Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "Fanaticism is ... compensation for doubt"
Fanaticism is ... compensation for doubt Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies quote: "A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera."
A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera. Robertson Davies

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