Amis Quotes

“Beyond all judgments of good and bad ...is perfection - Vivian Amis”

“To discuss a Martin Amis book, you must first discuss the orchestrated release of a Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up.”

“I think novelists are in the education business, really, but they're not teaching you times tables, they are teaching you responsiveness and morality and to make nuanced judgments. And really to just make the planet look a bit richer when you go out into the street.”

“Moving your body moves energy. You can create or demolish whatever you need with kinetic dynamism.”

“Your inner essence can innovate and inspire. Harness that dynamism and embrace the positive change you can create.”

“To the one who views from a larger perspective....everything is a blessing.”

“Love is the only power that heals, connects and includes all.....not by force, but by grace.”

“The middle class is doing fine in fiction. But it's not what gets me going. I love the working class, and everyone from it I've met, and think they're incredibly witty, inventive - there's a lot of poetry there.”

“Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without the thorn.”