"A rune for the very bored: when very bored say to yourself: "It was during the next twenty minutes that there occurred one of those tiny incidents w… - Cyril Connolly

"A rune for the very bored: when very bored say to yourself: "It was during the next twenty minutes that there occurred one of those tiny incidents which revolutionizes the whole course of our life and alter the face of history. Truly we are the playthings of enormous fates.

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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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