A boy is a man in miniature, and though he may sometimes exhibit notable virtue, as well as characteristics that seem to… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I would not for a moment have you suppose that I am one of those idiots who scorns Science, merely because it… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Women say . . . that if men had to have babies there would soon be no babies in the world. .… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
The division between art and deviousness and crime is sometimes as thin as a cigarette paper. — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence. — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Sometimes there was a serious article on a hot topic, and I especially remember one by a bishop headed "Is Nudity Salacious?"… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
That's the nub of the thing, you see seriousness of spirit. It doesn't mean heaviness of heart, or a lack of fantasy,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Let people alone. Let them find their way. Let them find their level and you may sometimes be delighted and astonished at… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“...the irrational will have its say, perhaps because 'irrational' is the wrong word for it.” — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
If you're going to do something that looks evil, don't smear it with icing and pretend it's good; just bloody well do it and… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
If I had to describe my remarks this evening frankly as if I were in police court and on oath, so to speak I… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
The people of the United States, perhaps more than any other nation in history, love to abase themselves and proclaim their unworthiness, and seem… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I don't suppose God laughs at the people who think He doesn't exist. He's above jokes. But the devil isn't. That's one of his… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“My lifelong involvement with Mrs Dempster began at 5:58 o'clock p.m. on 27 December 1908, at which time I was ten years and seven months old.” — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
In a government like ours, the Crown is the abiding and unshakable element in government; politicians may come and go, but the Crown remains… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
There can be no doubt that Samuel Marchbanks is one of the choice and master spirits of this age. If there were such a… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
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