Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action.
Cyril ConnollyAbout author
- Author's profession: Journalist
- Nationality: english
- Born: September 10, 1903
- Died: November 26, 1974
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