There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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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 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...

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...

When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others...

When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others...

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...

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

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.

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 whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

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

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

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 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.

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands -...

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands -...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...