Cyril Connolly

Cyril Connolly (1903-1974), full name Cyril Vernon Connolly, was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon.

Wisdom & Quotes

• All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

- Enemies of Promise

• In my religions there would be no exclusive doctrine; all would be love,poetryj and doubt.

- The Unquiet Grave

• (Reviewing) is no easy muter. To begin with you must be sure that writing is your vocations next you must be convinced that reviewing is not writings hence the conclusion that your vocation is not reviewing: Wells once you feel that you can start,

- journal, quoted in The New Yorker, September 3, 1984,

• There's no fury like a woman searching for a new lover.

- The Unquiet Grave

• Youth is a period of missed opportunities,

- Journal and Memoir

Kenneth McKenzie Clark