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.

Quote by Robertson Davies

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The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and...

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in...

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in...

The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said,...

The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said,...

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily...

The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily...

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple.

Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple.

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be...

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be...

Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it....

Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it....