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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, -...

No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, -...

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...

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

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...

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.

When young we are faithful to individuals, when older we grow loyal to situations and...

When young we are faithful to individuals, when older we grow loyal to situations and...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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

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

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within...

Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within...