It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing.
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The only happy talkers are dandies who extract pleasure from the very perishability of their material and who would not be able to tolerate the isolation of all other forms of composition for most good talkers, when they have run down, are miserable they know that they have betrayed themselves, that they have taken material which should have a life of its own, to dispense it in noises upon the air.Cyril Connolly
The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.
Cyril Connolly
Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils
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We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.
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The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a common lamp-post.
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