Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? — Anthony Burgess Chosen Copy Share Image
What critics often ask for is the impossible, though this may be a salutary means of extending the borders of art. — Anthony Burgess Art Copy Share Image
Only in England is the perversion of language regarded as a victory for democracy. — Anthony Burgess America Copy Share Image
As we grow older, the memories of early life brighten, those of maturity and senescence grow dim and confused. — Anthony Burgess Aging Copy Share Image
“Man does not ask for nightmares, he does not ask to be bad. He does not will his own willfulness.” — Anthony Burgess Sin Copy Share Image
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks… — Anthony Burgess Adultery Copy Share Image
“And what, brothers, I had to escape into sleep from then was the horrible and wrong feeling that it was better to… — Anthony Burgess Anti-violence Copy Share Image
“Feeling very surprised too at myself. I knew what was happening, O my brothers. I was like growing up.” — Anthony Burgess Growing up Copy Share Image
“It is for the reader to see in the book the nature of the motives of human actions and perhaps learn something… — Anthony Burgess Books Copy Share Image
Any book has behind it all the other books that have been written. — Anthony Burgess Behinds Copy Share Image
For no man is damned precisely because God hath not chosen him, because he is not elected, but because he is a… — Anthony Burgess Chosen Copy Share Image
“What's all this about sin, eh?' 'That,' I said, very sick. 'Using Ludwig van like that. He did no harm to anyone.… — Anthony Burgess Music Copy Share Image
“Come and get one in the yarbles, if you have any yarbles, you enuch jelly, thou” — Anthony Burgess Humor-inspirational Copy Share Image
There is a satisfactory boniness about grammar which the flesh of sheer vocabulary requires before it can become a vertebrate and walk… — Anthony Burgess Earth Copy Share Image
As a chamber hung round about with looking-glasses represents the face upon every turn, thus all the world doth the mercy and… — Anthony Burgess Bounty Copy Share Image
This is great art, we've been told this by the great pundits of our age. And in consequence why should we bother… — Anthony Burgess Age Copy Share Image
Reviewers do not read books with much care . . . their profession is more given to stupidity and malice and literary… — Anthony Burgess Book Copy Share Image
“I am everyone's friend,'I said.'Except to my enemies.” — Anthony Burgess Friendship Copy Share Image
Where do I come into all of this? Am I just some animal or dog?' And that started them off govoreeting real… — Anthony Burgess Animal Copy Share Image
“Then I noticed, in all my pain and sickness,what music it was that like crackled and boomed on the sound-track, and it… — Anthony Burgess Music Copy Share Image
