An important aspect of Nonconformity was its cult of the Bible as the fount of all wisdom. But the Bible takes much of its colour from whoever is rea… - Robertson Davies

It seemed to me as if the stones sang, in the strangest voices, in the language of Ultima Thule.

One receives the impression from his writings that he made it his plan to read any book whatever that no one else can bear to read.

The borborygmy, or rumbling of the stomach, has not received the attention from either art or science which it deserves. It is as characteristic of each individual as the tone of the voice. It can be vehement, plaintive, ejaculatory, conversational, humorous — its variety is boundless. But there are few who are prepared to give it an understanding ear; it is dismissed too often with embarrassment or low wit.