William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is variously said to have gladly accepted for himself and to have detested. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. the future
Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving. politics
The love of truth lies at the root of much humor. humor
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge
3 quotes from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other thoughts from William Butler Yeats
28 other thoughts from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 views from Dave Barry
27 views from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill
74 thoughts from Winston Churchill