Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. Cyril Connolly authoritycardconsult Change image and share on social
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above. Cyril Connolly artistbrambledark share on social
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. Cyril Connolly calmexistencefar Change image and share on social
The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a common lamp-post. Cyril Connolly commonlampmeet Change image and share on social
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Cyril Connolly appealembracehappy Change image and share on social
Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature. Cyril Connolly classicaldeaddispute Change image and share on social
The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence. Cyril Connolly bookclearconsequence Change image and share on social
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you. Cyril Connolly nicewriteyoung Change image and share on social
Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth. Cyril Connolly artistbringfunction Change image and share on social
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly artgraspjournalism Change image and share on social
