Sir John Davies

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or davies:

    Here lies the body of Sir John Guise.
    Nobody laughs, and nobody cries;
    Where his soul is and how it fares
    Nobody knows and nobody cares.
    —Anonymous. From Frobisher’s New Select Collection of Epitaphs (c. 1791)

    When the critics come around it’s always too late.
    Sidney, Sir Nolan (1917–1992)

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