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Robertson Davies Quotes

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

Robertson Davies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: August 28, 1913 - December 2, 1995

Topics

World Opera Mere

The Met is not only the finest encyclopedic museum of art in the United States; it is arguably the finest anywhere.

Art Museum United Only United States

Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer.

Cute Farmer You Look Will Top

As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Children Parents Imperfections Some

I was the first one to have high-speed Internet before all my friends.

Internet Friends First Before

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

Love Sports School Basketball Hockey

Learning to ride a bike in a public park means anyone can see you.

Learning Ride Bike You See Park

I'm drawn towards people who have a little pathos and a little dark side, and I feel the same towards fictional characters.

People Feel Dark Dark Side Side Who

Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that possibility, there is no empirical principle capable of deciding between different arguments and theories.

Science People Others Capable Out

I bite my fingernails. That's probably not a good thing.

Good Bite A Good Thing Thing

My mother used to dress rather risque when I was a kid, and that sort of shocked me. I always thought moms were supposed to wear cardigans and flats, but she was in leather bracelets and minidresses. In hindsight, it was pretty cool, but I'm probably more conservative because of it.

Mother Dress Me Cool Thought She

You may have read that I went to M.I.T. In 1982 I filled out a Who's Who survey with joking responses, and they never bothered to check the facts.

Facts You Never Survey Out Check

Well, I used to have a sister, but I never got to meet her because she died after two days, I think. So if I got a tattoo, it would probably have to be something to do with my sister. I actually want to get a tattoo when I'm older of something about her.

Chloe Grace Moretz

Sister Think Want Meet Tattoo Never

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