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They are a very decent generous lot of people out here and they don't expect you to listen.... It's the secret of social ease in this country. They talk entirely for their own pleasure. Nothing they say is designed to

They are a very decent generous lot of people out here and they don't expect you to listen.... It's the secret of social ease in this country. They talk entirely for their own pleasure. Nothing they say is designed to be heard.

Evelyn Waugh
Country, People, Secret
Evelyn Waugh (1958). “The world of Evelyn Waugh”

If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside.

Evelyn Waugh
Country, Literature, Censorship
Evelyn Waugh (1958). “Vile Bodies”, p.9, Obelix Books

There is practically no sense that is not violated every time we return from the country or the sea to Paris or London or New York.

Evelyn Waugh
Country, New York, Sea
Evelyn Waugh (1983). “The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh”, Methuen

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