There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another... It is when we begin to hurt those whom we love that the guilt with whic… - Cyril Connolly

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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another... It is when we begin to hurt those whom we love that the guilt with which we are born becomes intolerable, and since all those whom we love intensely and continuously grow part of us, and since we hate ourselves in them, so we torture ourselves and them together.

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About Cyril Connolly

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

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Alternative Names: Cyril Vernon Connolly
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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union.

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