Quotes by Davies, Robertson

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures >>

I think of an author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and put >>

The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

A person of mature years and ripe development, who is expecting nothin >>

You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us i >>

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and alway >>

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an exceedingly difficult secret language that only skilled professional readers and story-tellers could interpret. Then people like you would have to go to public halls and pay good prices to hear the professionals decode and read the books aloud for you. This plan would have the advantage of scaring off all amateur authors, retired politicians, country doctors and I-Married-a-Midget writers who would not have the patience to learn the secret language.

Davies, Robertson