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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 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

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Corruption
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Cyril Connolly
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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

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Wisdom
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Editor: A person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. – Elbert Hubbard

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Theres no business like show business. – Irving Berlin

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I think that in the minds of many, the press is being seen less and less as a neutral observer in the impeachment enterprise and more and more as participants, or even collaborators. On Medias Participation In Watergate – Patrick J. Buchanan

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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. – Samuel Butler

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If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. – Samuel Butler

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