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Anthony Burgess was known for his wit and insightful commentary, both in his writings and in interviews. Here are some quotes attributed to him:
”Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.”
”Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?”
”It’s always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you’re going.”
”The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.”
”Literature is all, or mostly, about sex.”
”Do you know what a poet is? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music.”
”The one thing that a fish can never find is water; and the one thing that man can never find is God.”
”Every dogma has its day.”
”It’s strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult.”
”The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.”
These quotes reflect Burgess’s keen observations on life, morality, literature, and human nature.