Quote by Cyril Connolly
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for

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

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As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers. – Cyril Connolly

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I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing. – Michel de Montaigne

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In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat. – Robert Byrne

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. – Maya Angelou

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