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Kingsley Amis Quotes

Kingsley Amis quotes

English Writer April 22, 1922 – October 22, 1995

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One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them. Kingsley Amis
with some exceptions in science fiction and other genres I have small difficulty in avoiding anything that could be called American literature. I feel it is unnatural, not I think entirely because it uses a language that is not mine, however closely akin to my own. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "education is one thing and instruction, however worthy,..."
education is one thing and instruction, however worthy, necessary and incidentally or monetarily educative, another. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs..."
He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again. Kingsley Amis
Death has this much to be said for it: You don't have to get out of bed for it. Wherever you happen to be They bring it to you—free. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer..."
There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "Nice things are nicer than nasty ones."
Nice things are nicer than nasty ones. Kingsley Amis
I am always incorrigibly interested in the behaviour of the human animal, and look forward to perusing divers effusions of your lively pen. Kingsley Amis
...he could sense her breathing, her temple against his jaw and her shoulder under his hand were warm, her hair smelt of well-brushed hair, he could feel the presence of her body... Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of..."
His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "Yevgeny Yevtushenko: 'You atheist?' "Kingsley Amis: 'Well,..."
Yevgeny Yevtushenko: 'You atheist?' "Kingsley Amis: 'Well, yes, but it's more that I hate him. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he..."
He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under..."
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other. Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis quote: "Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way."
Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way. Kingsley Amis
How wrong people always were when they said: 'It's better to know the worst than go on not knowing either way.' No; they had it exactly the wrong way round. Tell me the truth, doctor, I'd sooner know. But only if the truth is what I want to hear. Kingsley Amis

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