Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
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The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
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| Birth: | 10th July, 1903 |
| Death: | 26th November, 1974 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Writer |
About
Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon and wrote Enemies of Promise , which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.
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