Cyril Connolly
British criticus
Lived from: 1903 - 1974
Category: Media Country: 
United Kingdom
Born: 10 september 1903 Died: 26 november 1974
Quotes 41 till 45 of 45.
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We must select the Illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.
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When writers meet they are truculent, indifferent, or over-polite. Then comes the inevitable moment. A shows B that he has read something of B s. Will B show A? If not, then A hates B, if yes, then all is well. The only other way for writers to meet is to share a quick pee over a common lamp-post.
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Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.
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Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster.
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Youth is a period of missed opportunities.
― Cyril Connolly
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