Famous quotes containing the word connolly:
“It is only in the country that we can get to know a fellow-being or a book.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“When writers meet they are truculent, indifferent, or over-polite. Then comes the inevitable moment. A shows B that he has read something of B’s. Will B show A? If not, then A hates B, if yes, then all is well. The only other way for writers to meet is to share a quick pee over a common lamp-post.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)