"Don't dumb down; always write for your top……" — Martin Amis
"Don't dumb down; always write for your top five percent of readers."
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123 Quotes by Martin Amis
Martin Amis has 123 quotes on this site.
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Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and…
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Very broadly, literature concerns itself with the internal, cinema with the external.
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Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an…
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When I go back to the core of my childhood, my cousin Lucy seems always to be in the peripheral…
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Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.
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Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're…
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Novelists are stamina merchants, grinders, nine-to-fivers, and their career curves follow the usual arc of human endeavour.
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Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.
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Sometimes I feel that life is passing me by, not slowly either, but with ropes of steam and spark -…
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One of the unseen benefits of having children is that they deliver you from your own selfishness. There's no going…
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Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
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More will mean worse.
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I can always write. Sometimes, to be sure, what I write is crap, but it's words on the page and…
— Geraldine Brooks
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I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write…
— Truman Capote
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Fans always write asking why I didn't smile more in films. I smiled in `Annie Laurie`, but I can't recall…
— Lillian Gish
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I always write with my .357 magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere.
— Edward Abbey
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I always write what feels really true and honest and me.
— Carly Rae Jepsen
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For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get…
— James Joyce
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I always write about my own experiences, whether I've had them or not.
— Ron Carlson
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Well it kind of is project to project because as a writer I think you always write to some degree…
— Cameron Crowe
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... I get more respect from rap artists than I do from my own industry. I don't always write the…
— Toby Keith
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what…
— Kate DiCamillo
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People will always write and think all sorts of things – be irritated by us, have affection for us, think…
— Helena
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Always write from your gut, no matter what the project is.
— Paul Haggis
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