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

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home...

Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home...

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

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

No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

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...

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...

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

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

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

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

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.

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...

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.

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will...

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will...

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...