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Quote by Cyril Connolly
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers

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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A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossing with oneself, malignant and ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality. – Cyril Connolly

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Insanity
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Cyril Connolly
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Nothing dates like hate and in literature a little of it goes a very long way. – Cyril Connolly

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Hate
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True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. – Paul Sweeney

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A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. – John F. Kennedy

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I play with a fear of letting people down. Thats what motivates me. – Jonny Wilkinson

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