Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
Cyril Connolly Quotes
1903–1974 England
Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English author, editor and critic.
- England
- Journalists
- Novelists
Also known as: Connolly, Cyril
41 quotes
Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turning before we have learnt to walk.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
Enemies of Promise (1938)
Enemies of Promise (1938)
Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Enemies of Promise (1938)
Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Enemies of Promise (1938)
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first call promising.
Enemies of Promise (1938)
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Everything is a dangerous drug to me except reality, which is unendurable.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
The true index of a man’s character is the health of his wife.
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
Happiness lies in the fulfillment of the spirit through the body.
The Unquiet Grave (1945)
The Unquiet Grave (1944)
There is no fury like an ex-wife searching for a new lover.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cyril Connolly (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.