Canterbury Tales

Famous quotes containing the words canterbury and/or tales:

“And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)

“It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important.”
—Ian McEwan (b. 1938)