As my intimacy with his family grew, I became part of the world which he sought to escape; I became one of the bonds which held him.

Evelyn Waugh
As my intimacy with his family grew, I became part...
As my intimacy with his family grew, I became part...
As my intimacy with his family grew, I became part...
As my intimacy with his family grew, I became part...
About This Quote

I am not sure what the author’s relationship with his family was like. However, I do know that it is very difficult to be apart of someone else’s world. When our life is only our own, no one else matters. However, when we become part of another person’s world, it becomes ours too. The author felt a bond with his family because he felt he needed them so much to have a happy life.

Source: Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred And Profane Memories Of Captain Charles Ryder

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