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British writer known for his satirical and humorous style, with notable works including 'Vile Bodies' and 'Brideshead Revisited'. Waugh is renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century British society and culture.

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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.”

People Ifs Want Believe Fall Married Falling In Love Don't Believe Being Married

Book:decline and fall

Source: decline and fall

“I have a good mind not to take Aloysius to Venice. I don't want him to meet a lot of horrid Italian bears and pick up bad habits.”

Want Mind Bears Habit Travel Picks Italian Venice Bad Habits Want Him Brideshead Revisited Good Mind

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“Dearest Charles-- I found a box of this paper at the back of a bureau so I must write to you as I am mourning for my lost innocence. It never looked like living. The doctors despaired of it from the start... I am never quite alone. Members of my family keep turning up and collecting luggage and going away again, but the white raspberries are ripe. I have a good mind not to take Aloysius to Venice. I don't want him to meet a lot of horrid Italian bears and pick up bad habits. Love or what you will. S.”

“No one could really hate a saint, could they? They can't really hate God either. When they want to Hate Him and His saints they have to find something like themselves and pretends it's God and hate that.”

Want Hate Saint Hate Him Brideshead Revisited Hate God

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“I've always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can't shut myself out from His mercy. ... Or it may be a private bargain between me and God, that if I give up this one thing I want so much, however bad I am, He won't quite despair of me in the end.”

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“News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read.”

Want Care News Chaps

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“Now we shall both be alone, and I shall have no way of making you understand.' 'I don't want to make it easier for you,' I said; 'I hope your heart may break; but I do understand.”

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“The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself.”

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Book:The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh

“"What war?" said the Prime Minister sharply. "No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I'll be damned," he said defiantly, "if they shall have a war without consulting me. What's a cabinet for, if there's not more mutual confidence than that? What do they want a war for anyway?"”

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Book:VILE BODIES & BLACK MISCHIEF

Source: VILE BODIES & BLACK MISCHIEF

About the Author

Born: October 28, 1903
Died: April 10, 1966
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 252

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Brideshead RevisitedRelated source material

The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn WaughRelated source material

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Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles RyderRelated source material

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Vile BodiesRelated source material

A Handful of Dust: Decline and FallRelated source material

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The letters of Evelyn WaughRelated source material

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