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

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

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 past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

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 taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

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.

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...

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

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...

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

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

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...

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

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...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

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.

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...