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Robertson Davies Quotes
Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best.
Robertson Davies

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
August 28, 1913
Date of Death:
December 2, 1995
Nationality:
Canadian
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