Drudge Retort

Famous quotes containing the words drudge and/or retort:

“A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.”
—Robertson Davies (b. 1913)

“I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)