Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.

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

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...

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.

The man who is master of his passions is reason's slave

The man who is master of his passions is reason's slave

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,...

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...

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 more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

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.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...