Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars.

Quote by Robertson Davies

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There are times when I think that the reading I have done in the past...

There are times when I think that the reading I have done in the past...

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...

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

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

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...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

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...

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more...

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more...

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...

The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut...

The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut...

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also...

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with...

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with...

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books...

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books...

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...

What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.

What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

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....