Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river.

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.

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...

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

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

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,...

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

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 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.

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...

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

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

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

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 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...

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.

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...

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

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...

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.

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...

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...