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A Handful of Dust
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A man's life unravels in a series of tragic and absurd events after his marriage falls apart.

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Living is one long process of getting tired.

Evelyn Waugh

Civilization is a pleasant thing, but it's not worth dying for.

Evelyn Waugh

You young people think the old days were easy. Well, let me tell you, they weren't. We had problems too, but we got on with it.

Evelyn Waugh

Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.

Evelyn Waugh

Sometimes, the outside world has a way of braking a man inside, no matter how strong he is.

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We are all alone born alone die alone and all that life goes on and on.

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People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as often, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

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As we live more and more people in the world, we becoming more and more alike.

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Solitude's one thing, but you can't let your imagination get the better of you.

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All good things must come to an end; this is one of the curses of being me.

Evelyn Waugh