"O God, make me good, but not yet."

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Source : "Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder". Book by Evelyn Waugh, 1945.

Evelyn Waugh

“Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.”
“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.”

Source : Hal Borland (2014). “Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the Country”, p.77, Open Road Media
“I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.”
“Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.”
“We are all eaters of souls.”
“Popular and democratic government is the only constitution which suits France, and all those who are worthy of the name of men.”
“I just don't feel much interested in the lifestyles of the rich and famous.”
“Enlightenment is just the beginning, later on come other skills . . . patience, a forgiving nature, extreme attention . . . .”

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