Quotes by Waugh, Evelyn

If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop >>

What is youth except a man or a woman before it is ready or fit to be >>

If politicians and scientist were lazier, how much happier we should a >>

Quotations about Autobiography

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form >>

Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. >>

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake >>

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.

Waugh, Evelyn