Famous quotes containing the word connolly:
“I shall christen this style the Mandarin, since it is beloved by literary pundits, by those who would make the written word as unlike as possible to the spoken one. It is the style of all those writers whose tendency is to make their language convey more than they mean or more than they feel, it is the style of most artists and all humbugs.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“The true index of a man’s character is the health of his wife.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)