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Robertson Davies
Canadian Novelist
Born: Aug 28, 1913
Died: Dec 2, 1995
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Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. Robertson Davies
People Become Extraordinary Extraordinary People Circumstances More Most Terrible Because Survive
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. Robertson Davies
Great Morning Age Youth Book Maturity Light Old Seen Building Old Age Great Book Once Once More Moonlight Fine More Read Noon Truly Again Should
There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity. Robertson Davies
Time Stupidity Will Every Society Weapon Some Doctrine Make Nonsense Communal Gross Defend
Only a fool expects to be happy all the time. Robertson Davies
Time Be Happy Happy Fool Only Expects
You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery. Robertson Davies
You See Never Forever Want Gallery Playing
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
World Fears Country Extraordinary Torn See Spirit Rather Mystical Between Itself Very Scotch Canada Northern Banker Which Present Desire
A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life. Robertson Davies
Life Happy Promising Spoiled Childhood Happy Childhood Many
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer. Robertson Davies
Quality Way Writer Said Inevitably However Inexperienced Influences Which
May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery. Robertson Davies
You Wonderful Sometimes Down Hoping Misery Write Feel Make May Help Suggestion
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. Robertson Davies
Wise Cats Like Because Quiet Lovable Same Authors Reasons Creatures
What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us. Robertson Davies
Man Luck Make Call Happen Us Things Things Happen Inner
Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures. Robertson Davies
Spiritual You Adventures Encouraged Canada Where Place Really Large
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion. Robertson Davies
Wise Man Woman Dog Every Mad Only Attacked Pursued Wisest Survive Fewer Notion Every Man
No people in the world can make you feel so small as the English. Robertson Davies
You People World Small Feel Make English
Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt. Robertson Davies
Doubt Fanaticism
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
Art Every Dimensions Critics Spirit He Boundaries New Longs Himself Frequently However Author Curious Human Literary Wants Ashamed Should Explore Belief Human Spirit Suffer Extend
The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring. Robertson Davies
Love Learning Gift Spring Greatest Gift Believe Gives Sons Toward Genial Greatest Truly May Oxford Irreverence Her
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. Robertson Davies
Difficult Write Writer Like Most Also Himself His Task Original Original Thing Thing Difficult Task
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
People Lost Meet Our Pleasure Though Neither Given Delightful Had Naive Him Were Artists Wanted Us Who Belief Wholly

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