The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure. Cyril Connolly artistclassleisure Change image and share on social
It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing. Cyril Connolly expatriateexpectgood Change image and share on social
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers. Cyril Connolly butcherfearirrational Change image and share on social
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. Cyril Connolly appreciationcharmconceal Change image and share on social
In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female. Cyril Connolly femalemalesex Change image and share on social
No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind. Cyril Connolly acquiremindquality Change image and share on social
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. Cyril Connolly actionbeliefbring 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
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. Cyril Connolly citylargeman Change image and share on social
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet. Cyril Connolly deadpastsmell Change image and share on social
