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I turned my head and saw the wind,
Not far from where I stood,
Dragging the corn by her golden hair,
Into a dark and lonely wood. — W.H. Davies

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him. — W.H. Davies

I really stay busy [in retirement]. I often have to cancel my golf games on the weekends to go play in tennis tournaments. — Richard Davies

The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring. — Robertson Davies

For what made that in glory shine so long But poets' Pens, pluckt from Archangels' wings? — Sir John Davies

What are we living for? Two roomed apartment on the second floor? — Ray Davies

Rudolf Valentino looks very much alive and he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by. — Ray Davies

Comfort is beauty muted by heroin. Sadness is beauty drained by lack of it. — Luke Davies

I love thee for a heart that's kind
not for the knowledge in thy mind. — W.H. Davies

And hear the pleasant cockoo, loud and long - The simple bird that thinks two notes a song. — W.H. Davies

Arty farty, you'll never fool your Aunt, who knew you picked your nose and wet your pants. — Ray Davies

Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars. — Robertson Davies

I seemed to be the only person I knew without a plan that would put the world on its feet and wipe the tear from every eye. — Robertson Davies

I love the smell of Chai Tea in the morning... (What should have been said in "Apocalypse Now") — Sakinaa Davies

The problem for a Paracelsian physician like me is that I see diseases as disguises in which people present me with their wretchedness. — Robertson Davies

A Library goes on as far as thought can reach. — Robertson Davies

Wolves hate farewells,... — David Clement-Davies

Drought brings out the worst in us and it's easy to hate your fellow human beings. — Luke Davies

Ask a guy who his favourite authors are. If he doesn't list a single female among them, something up. — Stephanie Davies

But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. — W.H. Davies

Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for. — Gavyn Davies

Why would he do that? I thought
he said
he loved me." "As if I needed a reason to hate him more," Asher muttered, avoiding my gaze. — Jocelyn Davies

I love a good safari. — John Rhys-Davies

I love playing live now more than ever. I enjoy it, I think it keeps you young. — Dave Davies

I know what I want at least, and the older I get I think I'm better at getting it out of players and singers. — Peter Maxwell Davies

When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor; For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door. — W.H. Davies

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink. — W.H. Davies

What is this life so full of care,
We don't have time to stand and stare. — W.H. Davies

What sweet, what happy days had I,When dreams made Time Eternity! — W.H. Davies

By 1960 work will be limited to three hours a day. — John Langdon-Davies

As long as I love Beauty I am young. — W.H. Davies

The talking oak To the ancient spoke. But any tree Will talk to me. — Mary Carolyn Davies

It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues. — W.H. Davies

No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go elsewhere. — W.H. Davies

Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings in Nature's light. — W.H. Davies

Now shall I walk or shall I ride? 'Ride,' Pleasure said; 'Walk,' Joy replied. — W.H. Davies

Mr John Langdon Davies warns women 'that when children cease to be altogether desirable, women cease to be altogether necessary'. — Virginia Woolf

Art is wine and experience is the brandy we distill from it. — Robertson Davies

I prefer love scenes to be shot up close with a lot of focus on eyes and mouths. Otherwise it can feel uncomfortable and voyeuristic. — Andrew Davies

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. — Robertson Davies

There's no point waking up in the morning feeling sorry for yourself. — Dave Davies

Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies, I am an apeman. — Ray Davies

The venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals. — Samuel Davies

The art of the quoter is to know when to stop. — Robertson Davies

I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football. — Alan Davies

I'm hurling all the little joys against the greater sadness. The sadness is a giant weight. It presses down. Its mean: What's the point? — Luke Davies

You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that. — Andrew Davies

My lifelong involvement with Mrs Dempster began at 5:58 o'clock p.m. on 27 December 1908, at which time I was ten years and seven months old. — Robertson Davies

When you are so strongly drawn to music, you can't not be a musician. — Debbie Davies

You'll go far. How do I know? Because life is goosing you so hard you'll never stop climbing. — Robertson Davies

Any theologian understands martyrdom, but only the martyr experiences the fire. — Robertson Davies

In your heart there is innocence waiting to be free. — Ray Davies

The only time I feel at ease is swinging up and down in a coconut tree. — Ray Davies

Love. The great destroyer of worlds. — Jocelyn Davies

I hate the idea that I have to represent any particular section of society; I just write good telly, that's all. — Russell T. Davies

And I come to realise that all my small todays, the way I act, will lead into my tomorrows. — Luke Davies

Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in. — Robertson Davies

The origin of life is one of the great outstanding mysteries of science. — Paul Davies