Part III: La Clé des Chants (p.115)
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Melancholy and remorse form the deep leaden keel which enables us to sail into the wind of reality; we run aground sooner than the flat-bottomed pleasure-lovers but we venture out in weather that would sink them and we choose our direction.
— Cyril Connolly
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Source: Wikiquote: "Cyril Connolly" (Quotes, The Unquiet Grave (1944): Persea Books, 1981, )
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About Cyril Connolly
Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English author, editor and critic.
About Cyril Connolly
Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English author, editor and critic.
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