Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of desire to marry on both, nothing stands in the way of our happy union.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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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...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present.

Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present.

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...

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.

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,...

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 only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

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...

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...

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

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will...

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will...

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...

Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win.

Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility.

Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...