Beneath this mask of selfish tranquility nothing exists except bitterness and boredom. — Cyril Connolly
Doing is overrated, and success undesirable, but the bitterness of failure even more so. — Cyril Connolly
When I write after dark the shades of evening scatter their purple through my prose. — Cyril Connolly
Everyone has the right to express an opinion. No one has the right to be listened to. — Cyril Connolly