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Quote by Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. – Cyril Connolly

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The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. – Cyril Connolly

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