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The Rebel Angels

The Rebel Angels
Robertson Davies

The Rebel Angels is Canadian author Robertson Davies's most noted novel, after those that form his Deptford Trilogy.

“We tend to think human knowledge as progressive; because we know more and more, our parents and grandparents are back numbers. But a contrary theory is possible - that we simply recognize different things at different times and in different ways.”

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“Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence.”

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“I wish people weren't so set on being themselves, when that means being a bastard.”

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