Cyril Connolly Quotes


From now on - specialize; never again make any concession to the ninety-nine percent of you which is like everyon else at the expense of the one percent which is unique.


Citations

Connolly, Cyril. The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus. Horizon, 1944.

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Cyril Connolly
Cyril Connolly
  • Born: September 10, 1903
  • Died: November 26, 1974
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Author

Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), 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.