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

Quote by Cyril Connolly

Topics: Fear Quotes, Loneliness Quotes, Marriage Quotes

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...

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child...

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child...

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for...

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for...

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,...

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...

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a...

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a...

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...

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

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

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

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.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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 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

Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.

Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its...

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its...

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a...

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a...