Quotes By Robertson Davies

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

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

We wanted to meet him, for though we were neither of us naive people we had not wholly lost our belief that it is delightful to meet artists who have given us pleasure.

The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily to intellectual discussion: what is left is theater.

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