The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself...

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we...

Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we...

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.

As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational...

As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational...

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to...

Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to...

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for...

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for...