Cyril Connolly's Quote - Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for

Quote by Cyril Connolly

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. – Cyril Connolly

Other quotes by Cyril Connolly

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. – Cyril Connolly

Category:

Wisdom

Author

Cyril Connolly

Read Quote

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

Category:

Faith

Author

Cyril Connolly

Read Quote

Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster. – Cyril Connolly

Category:

Home

Author

Cyril Connolly

Read Quote

Other Quotes from

Self-Respect

Random Quotes

Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase ones level of peace of mind. – Sydney Madwed

Category:

Peace

You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face. – Ian Fleming

Category:

Death

I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old. – Charles Sumner

Category:

Seduction

Confucius say: Fellow with magnetic personality always point north. – Terri Guillemets, 1990

Category:

Humorous