The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
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. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore. Cyril Connolly Read Quote
