Quotes by Connolly, Cyril

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising. >>

Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science an >>

When I contemplate the accumulation of guilt and remorse which, like a >>

Quotations about Speech

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been >>

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud >>

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu spe >>

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.

Connolly, Cyril