Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. – Cyril Connolly
The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven. – Cyril Connolly
A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossing with oneself, malignant and ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality. – Cyril Connolly
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. – Cyril Connolly