Robertson Davies Quote

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.


The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks (ed. Clarke, Irwin, 1949)


To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.