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Cyril Connolly Quotes

«In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.»
«The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.»
Author: Cyril Connolly | About: Writers
«The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.»
Author: Cyril Connolly | About: Success | Keywords: calm, farther, in harmony, shore, wash, wave
«There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.»
«A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions»
Author: Cyril Connolly | Keywords: outlast, outlasts
«While thought exists, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living»
Author: Cyril Connolly | About: Literature | Keywords: literature
«The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.»
«Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.»
«The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him»
«There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover»
Author: Cyril Connolly | About: Love | Keywords: furies, fury, searching

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