The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.Cyril Connolly
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It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book.
Cyril Connolly
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
Cyril Connolly
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
Cyril Connolly
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
Cyril Connolly
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.
Cyril Connolly
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
Cyril Connolly
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.
Cyril Connolly
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