Alec Waugh Quotes
1898–1981 England
Alexander Raban Waugh (July 8, 1898 – September 3, 1981) was an English novelist, brother of Evelyn Waugh.
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There comes some time an end to all things, to the good and to the bad.
The Loom of Youth (1917)
I am prepared to believe that a dry Martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does to the soul.
In Praise of Wine (1959)
The novelist is so often driven to write about love because he has not got enough material from other walks of life.
The actual writing of a novel is extremely hard work, but it's very hard to persuade a reader that it is.
I returned to civilian life, agreeing with Henri Murger, that the first duty of a wine was to be red, adding my own corollary that its second duty was to be Burgundy.
In Praise of Wine (1959)
In Russia love was regarded with suspicion as a deterrent to the social obligations of the Soviet citizen.
The Early Years of Alec Waugh (1962)
A good deal of fun is involved in the launching of a serial. It is exciting to see one's name placarded all over London; there was a bigger space for posters in the front of buses then. Bus after bus announced my story.
The Early Years of Alec Waugh (1962)
As military regulations state that it is the duty of every prisoner of war to make immediate and strenuous effort to escape, and as every man is at heart an adventurer, it is not surprising that our languid community was from time to time regaled by the rumours of impending sorties.
To the Victorians as to the Arabs, a sleek, well-fed appearance was something to be proud of, a proof of prosperity and success. It was assumed that any man who could afford to would "do himself well." A thin man was either unhealthy or poor—both of which were crimes in the 1870s.