Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don’t know what they are conserving. — Robertson Davies
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. — Robertson Davies
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer. — Robertson Davies
If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual. — Robertson Davies
I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. — Robertson Davies
Tristan and isolde were lucky to die when they did. They’d have been sick of all that rubbish in a year. — Robertson Davies
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. — Robertson Davies
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. — Robertson Davies
Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures. — Robertson Davies
The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. — Robertson Davies
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age — Robertson Davies
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. — Robertson Davies
Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the — Robertson Davies