Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh: That's the public-school...

Evelyn Waugh: That's the public-school...

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

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Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the...

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Evelyn Waugh: There are no...

Evelyn Waugh: There are no...

There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.

Source: Books On Trial.
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Evelyn Waugh: Instead of this...

Evelyn Waugh: Instead of this...

Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and...

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Evelyn Waugh: Particularly against books...

Evelyn Waugh: Particularly against books...

Particularly against books the Home Secretary is. If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least...

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Evelyn Waugh: There aren't many...

Evelyn Waugh: There aren't many...

There aren't many left like him nowadays, what with education and whisky the price it is.

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Evelyn Waugh: I came to...

Evelyn Waugh: I came to...

I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic...

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Evelyn Waugh: I'm one of...

Evelyn Waugh: I'm one of...

I'm one of the blind alleys off the main road of procreation.

Source: Decline and...

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Evelyn Waugh: Enclosing every thin...

Evelyn Waugh: Enclosing every thin...

Enclosing every thin man, there's a fat man demanding elbow-room.

Source:...

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Evelyn Waugh: I think to...

Evelyn Waugh: I think to...

I think to be oversensitive about clich?s is like being oversensitive about table manners.

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Evelyn Waugh: We class schools...

Evelyn Waugh: We class schools...

We class schools you see, into four grades: Leading School, First-rate School, Good School, and...

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Evelyn Waugh: I haven't been...

Evelyn Waugh: I haven't been...

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...

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Evelyn Waugh: It is a...

Evelyn Waugh: It is a...

It is a curious thing that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of...

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Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

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

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Evelyn Waugh: Don't give your...

Evelyn Waugh: Don't give your...

Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't...

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Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

Source: Dr. Fagan, in Decline...

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Evelyn Waugh: The human mind...

Evelyn Waugh: The human mind...

The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it...

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Evelyn Waugh: What is youth...

Evelyn Waugh: What is youth...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?

Source:...

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Evelyn Waugh: Punctuality is the...

Evelyn Waugh: Punctuality is the...

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Source: The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh, 26 Mar...

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Evelyn Waugh: Professional reviewers read...

Evelyn Waugh: Professional reviewers read...

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting...

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