Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

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...

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...

Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of...

Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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