Quotes by Anthony Burgess

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Writer and composer · English · 1917–1993

English writer and composer (1917–1993)

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“The heresy of an age of reason. I see what is right and approve, but I do what is wrong.”
— Anthony Burgess
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“I was very lighthearted. This often the way when the abandonment of personal responsibility is enforced: neither wronged innocence or just guilt can seriously impair the sensation of freedom one has.”
— Anthony Burgess
innocence persecution

“To devastate is easier and more spectacular than to create.”
— Anthony Burgess
create devastated easier

“The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.”
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“John Kenneth Galbraith and Marshall McLuhan are the two greatest modern Canadians that the U.S. has produced.”
— Anthony Burgess
canada canadians

“Without class differences England would cease to be the living theatre it is.”
— Anthony Burgess
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“The downtrodden who are the great creators of slang hurl pithiness and colour at poverty and oppression.”
— Anthony Burgess
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“You're a romantic,” said Crabbe. “You expect too much. Reality's always dull, you know, but when we see that it's all there is, well-it miraculously ceases to be dull.”
— Anthony Burgess
reality

“Without class differences England would cease to be the living theatre it is.”
— Anthony Burgess
england u k

“The downtrodden who are the great creators of slang hurl pithiness and colour at poverty and oppression.”
— Anthony Burgess
words language

“I didn't think I experimented.”
— Anthony Burgess
Think