A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.
Cyril Connolly quote A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.
Cyril Connolly quote Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.
Cyril Connolly quote No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
Cyril Connolly quote Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.
Cyril Connolly quote Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.
Cyril Connolly quote The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven.
Cyril Connolly quote The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her as fast as fear could teach us.
Cyril Connolly quote Biography
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