He wasn't a complete human being at all. He was a tiny bit of one, unnaturally developed; something in a bottle, an organ kept alive in a laboratory. I thought he was a sort of primitive savage, but he was something absolutely modern and up-to-date that only this ghastly age could produce. A tiny bit of a man pretending to be whole.
Evelyn WaughDon'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.
Evelyn WaughOne has to regard a man as a Master who can produce on average three uniquely brilliant and entirely original similes to every page.
Evelyn WaughInstead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic.
Evelyn WaughI did not know it was possible to be so miserable and live but I am told that this is a common experience.
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