In my religion, there would be no exclusive doctrine; all would be love, poetry, and doubt.
Cyril ConnollyIt is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing.
Cyril ConnollyThere is immunity in reading, immunity in formal society, in office routine, in the company of old friends and in the giving of officious help to strangers, but there is no sanctuary in one bed from the memory of another. The past with its anguish will break through every defense-line of custom and habit; we must sleep and therefore we must dream.
Cyril ConnollyThe friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.
Cyril Connolly