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Evelyn Waugh

The British novelist and traditionalist Catholic Evelyn Waugh is often considered a traditionalist conservative.

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Famous quotes by evelyn waugh:

    “We can trace almost all the disasters of English history to the influence of Wales.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

    “We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

    “An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

    “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.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

    “Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)