239 Quotes by Cyril Connolly

One way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life.

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate friends.

While thought exists, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living.

Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph--green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.

Only by avoiding the beginning of things can we escape their end.

 The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

Translating from one language to another is the most delicate of intellectual exercises; compared to translation, all other puzzles, from bridge to crosswords, seem trivial and vulgar. To take a piece of Greek and put it in English without spilling a drop; what a nice skill!