We fear something before we hate it; a child who fears nois… - Cyril Connolly

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We fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noises.

Cyril Connolly

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Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English author, editor and critic.

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