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> [“Depressing realization sets in. Writing was invented not by human beings but by accountants. Most of the early writing systems are records of how much crap people own, how much money they have, how much money they owe, and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/depressing-realization-sets-in-writing-was-invented-not-by-human/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

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## More by Philip Hensher

> [“Previously, gay life had seemed a merry series of cabinet reshuffles and rearrangements, in which everyone was single for a time, then paired off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/previously-gay-life-had-seemed-a-merry-series-of-cabinet-reshuffles/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [I think you can tell when you meet someone whether they read novels. There's some hollowness if they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/i-think-you-can-tell-when-you-meet-someone-whether-they-read-novels/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [The Humbling is not vintage Roth, despite its compelling premise. The bizarre series of episodes -- mostly sexual encounters with women -- which make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/the-humbling-is-not-vintage-roth-despite-its-compelling-premise-the/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“The thing I truly object to,” Kitty said, “and I know this sounds trivial and I don’t care if it sounds a bit snobbish,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/the-thing-i-truly-object-to-kitty-said-and-i-know-this-sounds-trivial/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [ It \[fiction\] allows us to see the world from the point of view of someone else and there has been quite a lot of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/it-fiction-allows-us-to-see-the-world-from-the-point-of-view-of/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“It’s material deprivation that starts all this off.” “They’ve got dishwashers, Miranda,” Billa said. “They’re not examples of material deprivation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/it-s-material-deprivation-that-starts-all-this-off-they-ve-got/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [I think you can tell, when you meet someone, whether they read novels or not. There is some little hollowness if they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/i-think-you-can-tell-when-you-meet-someone-whether-they-read-novels-2/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“Depressing realization sets in. Writing was invented not by human beings but by accountants. Most of the early writing systems are records of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/depressing-realization-sets-in-writing-was-invented-not-by-human/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“You need to start making an effort,” Richard said. “There’s a thing called the gay scene nowadays. It happens in large cities – London,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/you-need-to-start-making-an-effort-richard-said-there-s-a-thing/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“... something very unusual, a chocolate-flavoured log of goats’ cheese. “Made by lesbians in Wales,” Sam had explained superfluously.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/something-very-unusual-a-chocolate-flavoured-log-of-goats-cheese-made/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“It happened to some people, that obsession with throwing their clothes off at an age when it would be best to keep them on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/it-happened-to-some-people-that-obsession-with-throwing-their-clothes/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“Why do we say ‘the cockles of your heart’?” David said. “Nothing to do with whelks, I suppose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/why-do-we-say-the-cockles-of-your-heart-david-said-nothing-to-do-with/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

> [“If you don't say anything it can't become important, but if you say it everyone's ever after got to walk round it like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-hensher/if-you-don-t-say-anything-it-can-t-become-important-but-if-you-say-it/)

[Philip Hensher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-hensher/)

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