The Deptford Trilogy Quotes

“This is one of the cruelties of the theatre of life; we all think of ourselves as stars and rarely recognize it when we are indeed mere supporting characters or even supernumeraries.”
― Robertson Davies, The Deptford Trilogy

“A boy is a man in miniature, and though he may sometimes exhibit notable virtue, as well as characteristics that seem to be charming because they are childlike, he is also a schemer, self-seeker, traitor, Judas, crook, and villain - in short, a man.”
― Robertson Davies, The Deptford Trilogy

“You're all mad for words. Words are just farts from a lot of fools who have swallowed too many books. Give me things!”
― Robertson Davies, The Deptford Trilogy