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Evelyn Waugh Quotes

Words have basic inalienable meanings, departure from which is either conscious metaphor or inexcusable vulgarity Picture Quote #1

Self-sufficiency at home, self-assertion abroad Picture Quote #1

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be Picture Quote #1

An artist must be a reactionary Picture Quote #1

All fates are ‘worse than death’ Picture Quote #1

I’m quite deaf now; such a comfort Picture Quote #1

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Anyone could write a novel given six weeks, pen paper, and no telephone or wife Picture Quote #1

Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes Picture Quote #1

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self - preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich Picture Quote #1

A typical triumph of modern science to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it Picture Quote #1

There will be a prize of half a crown for the longest essay, irrespective of any possible merit Picture Quote #1

They should have told me that at the end of that gay journey and flower - strewn path were the hideous lights of home and the voices of children Picture Quote #1

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I don't believe that people would ever fall in love or want to be married if they hadn't been told about it. It's like abroad: no one would want to go there if they hadn't been told it existed Picture Quote #1

And the only interest about him arises from the unusual series of events of which his shadow was witness Picture Quote #1

That's the public - school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down Picture Quote #1

I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression Picture Quote #1

I expect you'll be becoming a schoolmaster, sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does, sir, that gets sent down for indecent behaviour Picture Quote #1

Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul - destroying Picture Quote #1

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You see my adjutant made rather a silly mistake. He hadn't had much truck with boots before and the silly fellow thought they were extra rations. My men ate the whole bag of tricks last night Picture Quote #1

Was anyone hurt? No one I am thankful to say, said Mrs. Beaver, except two housemaids who lost their heads and jumped through a glass roof into the paved court Picture Quote #1

As there was no form of government common to the peoples thus segregated, nor tie of language, history, habit, or belief, they were called a Republic Picture Quote #1

When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into full view below me through the grey mist of early morning Picture Quote #1

I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live long Picture Quote #1

It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late eighteenth century Picture Quote #1

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His strongest tastes were negative. He abhorred plastics, Picasso, sunbathing and jazz - everything in fact that had happened in his own lifetime Picture Quote #1

Only when one has lost all curiosity about the future has one reached the age to write an autobiography Picture Quote #1

All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day Picture Quote #1

Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them Picture Quote #1

I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep Picture Quote #1

If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside Picture Quote #1

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Words have basic inalienable meanings, departure from which is either conscious metaphor or inexcusable vulgarity (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Self-sufficiency at home, self-assertion abroad (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) An artist must be a reactionary (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) All fates are ‘worse than death’ (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I’m quite deaf now; such a comfort (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Anyone could write a novel given six weeks, pen paper, and no telephone or wife (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self - preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) A typical triumph of modern science to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) There will be a prize of half a crown for the longest essay, irrespective of any possible merit (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) They should have told me that at the end of that gay journey and flower - strewn path were the hideous lights of home and the voices of children (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I don't believe that people would ever fall in love or want to be married if they hadn't been told about it. It's like abroad: no one would want to go there if they hadn't been told it existed (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) And the only interest about him arises from the unusual series of events of which his shadow was witness (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) That's the public - school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I expect you'll be becoming a schoolmaster, sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does, sir, that gets sent down for indecent behaviour (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul - destroying (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) You see my adjutant made rather a silly mistake. He hadn't had much truck with boots before and the silly fellow thought they were extra rations. My men ate the whole bag of tricks last night (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Was anyone hurt? No one I am thankful to say, said Mrs. Beaver, except two housemaids who lost their heads and jumped through a glass roof into the paved court (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) As there was no form of government common to the peoples thus segregated, nor tie of language, history, habit, or belief, they were called a Republic (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into full view below me through the grey mist of early morning (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live long (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late eighteenth century (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) His strongest tastes were negative. He abhorred plastics, Picasso, sunbathing and jazz - everything in fact that had happened in his own lifetime (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Only when one has lost all curiosity about the future has one reached the age to write an autobiography (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep (Evelyn Waugh Quotes) If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside (Evelyn Waugh Quotes)

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