The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. – Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. – Cyril Connolly

The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. – Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. – Cyril Connolly
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, — luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, — are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next. – Cyril Connolly
We must select the Illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. – Cyril Connolly
Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations. – P. J. ORourke