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

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part...

Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...