“Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.”

—  Robertson Davies

Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack (1967)

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Canadian journalist, playwright, professor, critic, and nov… 1913–1995

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