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A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy, #3) QUOTES

A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy, #3) QUOTES

1 " But the character of the music emphasized the tale as allegory--humorous, poignant, humane allegory--disclosing the metamorphosis of life itself, in which man moves from confident inexperience through the bitterness of experience, toward the rueful wisdom of self-knowledge. "

― Robertson Davies , A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy, #3)

2 " His reply had that clarity, objectivity and reasonableness which is possible only to advisers who have completely missed the point. "

― Robertson Davies , A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy, #3)

3 " Wit and high spirits and a sense of fun- yes, they're wonderful things. But a sense of humour- a real one- is a rarity and can be utter hell. Because it's immoral, you know, in the real sense of the word: I mean, it makes its own laws; and it possesses the person who has it like a demon. Fools talk about it as though it were the same thing as a sense of balance, but believe me, it's not. It's a sense of anarchy, and a sense of chaos. Thank God it's rare. "

― Robertson Davies , A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy, #3)