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Martin Amis Quotes

Martin Amis quotes

British Writer August 25, 1949

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The easier a thing is to write then the more the writer gets paid for writing it. (And vice versa: ask the poets at the bus stop.) Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and..."
Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable"
When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable Martin Amis
Esprit de l'escalier: spirit of the staircase, wishing you'd said, wishing you'd done. Yet how much more indelible it was when the staircase was the staircase that led to the bedroom. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "Once, as he inhaled with his customary vehemence, I had a..."
Once, as he inhaled with his customary vehemence, I had a thought that made my armpits come alive. Martin Amis
Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "Sex was like Disneyland to her: an allotment of organized..."
Sex was like Disneyland to her: an allotment of organized wonders and legal mischief. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "[Describing the soap in the gulag] It smelt as if some sacred..."
[Describing the soap in the gulag] It smelt as if some sacred physical law had been demeaned in its creation. Martin Amis
Although he liked nearly everything else about himself, Keith hated his redeeming features. In his view they constituted his only major shortcoming -his one tragic flaw. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "While clearly an impregnable masterpiece, Don Quixote suffers..."
While clearly an impregnable masterpiece, Don Quixote suffers from one fairly serious flaw—that of outright unreadability. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "And I still surfed on Manhattan static."
And I still surfed on Manhattan static. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "By 12.30, Giles had consumed five gin-rickies, four..."
By 12.30, Giles had consumed five gin-rickies, four gin-and-tonics, three gin-and-its, two gin-and-bitters, and one gin. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "He awoke at six, as usual. He needed no alarm clock. He was..."
He awoke at six, as usual. He needed no alarm clock. He was already comprehensively alarmed. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "As for me, I'm a gurgling wizard of calorific excess."
As for me, I'm a gurgling wizard of calorific excess. Martin Amis
Martin Amis quote: "To remember a day would take a day. To remember a year would..."
To remember a day would take a day. To remember a year would take a year. Martin Amis

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