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Writing Quotes by Robertson Davies
- I think of an author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and puts down his rug and says, "I will tell you a story,"…
- There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad,…
- The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.
- 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…
- To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.
- To ask an author who hopes to be a serious writer if his work is autobiographical is like asking a spider where he buys his…
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