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• Beware of clichés. Not just the ­clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as well as…
• Birds in flight, claims the architect Vincenzo Volentieri, are not between places - they carry their places with them. We never wonder…
• He [Thelonious Monk] played each note as though astonished by the previous one, as though every touch of his fingers on the…
• People say it's not what happens in your life that matters, it's what you think happened. But this qualification, obviously, did not…
• Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing…
• When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for…
• Quite often, ambition operates on a level of irritation. Not even jealousy, just irritation.
• All the best essays are epistemological journeys from ignorance or curiosity to knowledge.
• I’m so revolted by writers taking themselves seriously that, as a kind of protest, I’ve deprioritized the role of writing in my…
• The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere.
• Never ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else. Try to…
• Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what…

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