It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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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 artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

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...

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

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

Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of...

Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of...

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task...

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a...

The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a...

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

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.

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...

Journalism is organized gossip.

Journalism is organized gossip.

Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the...

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the...