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The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven.
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Cyril Connolly (70)
Birth: | 10th July, 1903 |
Death: | 26th November, 1974 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Writer |
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Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon and wrote Enemies of Promise , which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.
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