But the temptation to wallow and disport myself in the purp… - Robertson Davies

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But the temptation to wallow and disport myself in the purple prose of the doting collector is strong, and it will need all my vigilance to resist it.

Robertson Davies

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Robertson Davies CC (August 28 1913 – December 2 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor.

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Alternative Names: William Robertson Davies

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Conversations and jokes together, mutual rendering of good services, the reading together of sweetly phrased books, the sharing of nonsense and mutual attentions.

If you are an intellectual, your best course is to relax and enjoy it.

"I think I'd rather get a job."

"Why?"

"Why not?"

"Jobs are for people who need them. You don't need one. You'd be taking it from somebody else who did."

But the temptation to wallow and disport myself in the purple prose of the doting collector is strong, and it will need all my vigilance to resist it. - Robertson Davies

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