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

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...

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

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

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

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...

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

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

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...

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

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

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