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Evelyn Waugh Quotes

«I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression»
«If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be»
«Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.»
«Of children as of procreation-the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable.»
«Perhaps host and guest is really the happiest relation for father and son.»
Author: Evelyn Waugh | About: Family | Keywords: guest
«All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day.»
Author: Evelyn Waugh | Keywords: fuss
«We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.»
Author: Evelyn Waugh | About: Schools | Keywords: grades, grade school
«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.»
«His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.»
«Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them. Don't analyze yourself. Give the relevant facts and let your readers make their own judgments. Stick to your story. It is not the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.»

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