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 artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure.

The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure.

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

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...

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

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.

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

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

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Then a dog began to howl somewhere in a farming house far down the road...

Then a dog began to howl somewhere in a farming house far down the road...

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of...

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of...

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to...

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to...