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“Women tell men things that men are not very likely to find out for themselves.”

Book:Conversations with Robertson Davies

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This book offers insights into the thoughts, experiences, and creative process of Robertson Davies, a prominent figure in Canadian literature. It includes conversations that delve into his writing, personal life, and the cultural context of his work. more

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Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist known for his wit and humor. His works often set in the Canadian society, exploring the relationship between individuals and society. Davies' works include the 'Amos Fortune' series and the 'Crown of the North' series, which are highly appreciated by readers. more

“My curiosity was in no way cruel. Deviations from the commonplace attracted me strongly, as they still do; and to me the hermaphrodite and the living skeleton were interesting for the same reason as was Creatore, or the resplendent Guardsmen of the bands - because such people did not often come my way, and I hoped that they might impart some great revelation to me, some insight which would help me to a clearer understanding of the world about me.”

People World Way Stills Reason Helping Might Understanding Interesting Band Curiosity Insight My Way Revelations Help Me Commonplace Impart Skeletons Deviation Hermaphrodites

Author:Robertson Davies

“Every man makes his own summer. The season has no character of its own, unless one is a farmer with a professional concern for the weather.”

Men Character Summer Concern Seasons Every Man Weather Farmers

Author:Robertson Davies

“I cannot imagine any boy of spirit who would not be delighted to play a drunkard even to vomiting in front of his Sunday school. Indeed, the vomiting might be the chief attraction of the role.”

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Author:Robertson Davies

“The pleasures of love are for those who are hopelessly addicted to another living creature. The reasons for such addiction are so many that I suspect they are never the same in any two cases. It includes passion but does not survive by passion; it has its whiffs of the agreeable vertigo of young love, but it is stable more often than dizzy; it is a growing, changing thing, and it is tactful enough to give the addicted parties occasional rests from strong and exhausting feeling of any kind.”

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