The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet. Cyril Connolly

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Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate; a child who fears noises becomes the man who hates them. Cyril Connolly

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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. Cyril Connolly

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Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose. Cyril Connolly

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

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Youth is a period of missed opportunities. Cyril Connolly

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

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

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Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly

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

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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. Cyril Connolly

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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. Cyril Connolly

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Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations. Cyril Connolly

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Believing in Hell must distort every judgement on this life. Cyril Connolly

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Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment. Cyril Connolly

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Friendships that last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from them. Cyril Connolly

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Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils. Cyril Connolly

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No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. Cyril Connolly

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The river of truth is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between them, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the mainstream. Cyril Connolly

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Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out. Cyril Connolly

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The 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

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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say. Cyril Connolly

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There is no fury like an ex-wife searching for a new lover. Cyril Connolly

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

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

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Like those crabs which dress themselves with seaweed, we wear belief and custom. Cyril Connolly

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

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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say. Cyril Connolly

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

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

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