Our memories are card-indexes consulted and then put back i… - Cyril Connolly

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Our memories are card-indexes consulted and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.

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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Our memories are card-indexes consulted and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. - Cyril Connolly

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