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Martin Amis Quotes

All the things we value in society don’t mean much in fiction Picture Quote #1

Most writers need a wound, either physical or spiritual Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to make progress with grief Picture Quote #1

I sometimes feel I’m a sort of cult writer, rather than a mainstream writer, in that those who like my stuff like it a lot, but the appeal is not that broad Picture Quote #1

Laughter always forgives Picture Quote #1

When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable Picture Quote #1

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One of the unseen benefits of having children is that they deliver you from your own selfishness. There’s no going back Picture Quote #1

It is terrible to see someone being beaten up by the English language Picture Quote #1

Being inoffensive, and being offended, are now the twin addictions of the culture Picture Quote #1

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions Picture Quote #1

Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough Picture Quote #1

You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star Picture Quote #1

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More will mean worse Picture Quote #1

I hire tea by the tea bag Picture Quote #1

We all have names we don’t know about Picture Quote #1

Everyone is right up there at the very brink of their pain limit Picture Quote #1

Fiction is the only way to redeem the formlessness of life Picture Quote #1

Time, the human dimension, which makes us everything we are Picture Quote #1

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Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change Picture Quote #1

Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands Picture Quote #1

So I am lonely, but not alone, like everybody else Picture Quote #1

Don’t dumb down; always write for your top five percent of readers Picture Quote #1

I say the sentences again and again in my head until they sound right Picture Quote #1

No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see Picture Quote #1

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The satirist isn’t just looking at things ironically but militantly - he wants to change them, and intends to have an effect on the world Picture Quote #1

Often it doesn’t occur to you what kind of novel you’re writing until quite late on Picture Quote #1

When policemen go to prison in England, they have as bad a time as a pedophile Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of anti-intellectualism in Britain. And the writer’s views on this or that are really of less importance, as they see it, than that of the man in the street Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I’d like Manhattan anymore. My mother-in-law lives there, and you go there. But I like looking at it from a distance. It’s a fantastic sight - every time, it awes me Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid the negative things are always the great subjects. Failure is much more interesting than success Picture Quote #1

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All the things we value in society don’t mean much in fiction (Martin Amis Quotes) Most writers need a wound, either physical or spiritual (Martin Amis Quotes) It’s hard to make progress with grief (Martin Amis Quotes) I sometimes feel I’m a sort of cult writer, rather than a mainstream writer, in that those who like my stuff like it a lot, but the appeal is not that broad (Martin Amis Quotes) Laughter always forgives (Martin Amis Quotes) When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable (Martin Amis Quotes) One of the unseen benefits of having children is that they deliver you from your own selfishness. There’s no going back. (Martin Amis Quotes) It is terrible to see someone being beaten up by the English language (Martin Amis Quotes) Being inoffensive, and being offended, are now the twin addictions of the culture (Martin Amis Quotes) Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions (Martin Amis Quotes) Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough (Martin Amis Quotes) You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star (Martin Amis Quotes) More will mean worse (Martin Amis Quotes) I hire tea by the tea bag (Martin Amis Quotes) We all have names we don’t know about (Martin Amis Quotes) Everyone is right up there at the very brink of their pain limit (Martin Amis Quotes) Fiction is the only way to redeem the formlessness of life (Martin Amis Quotes) Time, the human dimension, which makes us everything we are (Martin Amis Quotes) Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change (Martin Amis Quotes) Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands (Martin Amis Quotes) So I am lonely, but not alone, like everybody else (Martin Amis Quotes) Don’t dumb down; always write for your top five percent of readers (Martin Amis Quotes) I say the sentences again and again in my head until they sound right (Martin Amis Quotes) No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see (Martin Amis Quotes) The satirist isn’t just looking at things ironically but militantly - he wants to change them, and intends to have an effect on the world (Martin Amis Quotes) Often it doesn’t occur to you what kind of novel you’re writing until quite late on (Martin Amis Quotes) When policemen go to prison in England, they have as bad a time as a pedophile (Martin Amis Quotes) There’s a lot of anti-intellectualism in Britain. And the writer’s views on this or that are really of less importance, as they see it, than that of the man in the street (Martin Amis Quotes) I don’t think I’d like Manhattan anymore. My mother-in-law lives there, and you go there. But I like looking at it from a distance. It’s a fantastic sight - every time, it awes me (Martin Amis Quotes) I’m afraid the negative things are always the great subjects. Failure is much more interesting than success (Martin Amis Quotes)

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