English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Robertson Davies Quotes

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

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Nothing comes unannounced, but many can miss the announcement. So it's very important to actually listen to your own intuition rather than driving through it. Terence McKenna
Fulton J. Sheen quote: "Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen first..."
Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen first inside human hearts. Fulton J. Sheen
You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose. Ken Follet
Hey, I stopped smoking cigarettes. Isn't that something? I'm on to cigars now. I'm on to a five-year plan. I eliminated cigarettes, then I go to cigars, then I go to pipes, then I go to chewing tobacco, then I'm on to that nicotine gum John Candy
What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you. Lyndon B. Johnson
That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does. C. Everett Koop
Charlotte Bronte quote: "To live, for me, Jane, is to stand on a crater-crust which may..."
To live, for me, Jane, is to stand on a crater-crust which may crack and spue fire any day. Charlotte Bronte
Rose Schneiderman quote: "I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came..."
I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to talk good fellowship. Rose Schneiderman
Kurt Vonnegut quote: "My soul seemed a foul as smoke from burning cat fur."
My soul seemed a foul as smoke from burning cat fur. Kurt Vonnegut
Chinua Achebe quote: "There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with..."
There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless. Chinua Achebe
Roman Sebrle quote: "I looked at my shoulder and saw a javelin stuck in it. I was..."
I looked at my shoulder and saw a javelin stuck in it. I was in shock. Roman Sebrle
When the world has once begun to use us ill, it afterwards continues the same treatment with less scruple or ceremony, as men do to a whore. Jonathan Swift
Do you know how there are moments when the world moves so slowly you can feel your bones shifting, your mind tumbling? When you think that no matter what happens to you for the rest of your life, you will remember every last detail of that one minute forever? Jodi Picoult
Owen Hart quote: "It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler."
It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler. Owen Hart
You know what the doctor said to me to cheer me up?" Fat said. "There are worse diseases than cancer."Did he show you slides?"We both laughed. When you are nearly crazy with grief, you laugh at what you can. Philip K. Dick