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Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turning before we have learned to walk. Cyril Connolly
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife. Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. Cyril Connolly
The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life. Cyril Connolly
Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising. Cyril Connolly
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Cyril Connolly
Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium. Cyril Connolly
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
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence - luxury, scepticism, weariness and superstition - are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next. Cyril Connolly
Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life. Cyril Connolly
The boredom of Sunday afternoon, which drove de Quincey to drink laudanum, also gave birth to surrealism: hours propitious for making bombs. Cyril Connolly
The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. Cyril Connolly