Who said “Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home…”?

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Evelyn Waugh. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDecline and Fall (1928)

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“Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying.”
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Waugh, E. (n.d.). Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34437-anyone-who-has-been-to-an-english-public/

MLA

Waugh, Evelyn. “Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34437-anyone-who-has-been-to-an-english-public/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Waugh, Evelyn. “Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34437-anyone-who-has-been-to-an-english-public/.