Quotes by Waugh, Evelyn

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

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. >>

Other nations use force; we Britons alone use Might. >>

Quotations about Words

When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half >>

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as >>

A word carries far -- very far -- deals destruction through time as th >>

One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.

Waugh, Evelyn