Robertson Davies Quote

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.


The Deptford trilogy (ed. Penguin Mass Market, 1983)


He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost...