It is a curious thing that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste. – Evelyn Waugh
Saints are simply men and women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God. – Evelyn Waugh
If it could only be like this always — always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe… – Evelyn Waugh
She had heard someone say something about an Independent Labour Party, and was furious that she had not been asked. – Evelyn Waugh
Part of what I loved – and love – about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. Im interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. Im interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. – Jon Meacham