Style Is Not Neutral; It Gives Moral

Amis Is Acutely, Vibrantly Sensitive To The Different Registers Of Laughter. He Knows That It Can Be The Most Affirming And Uniquely Human Sound, And Also The Most Sinister And Animalistic One. He Understands Every Note Of Every Octave That Separates The Liberating Shout Of Mirth From The Cackle Of A Bully Or The Snigger Of A Sadist.

Belief Is Otiose; Reality Is Sufficiently Awesome As It Stands.

The Universe Is A Million Billion Light-years Wide, And Every Inch Of It Would Kill You If You Went There. This Is The Position Of The Universe With Regards To Human Life.

He Didn't Want To Please His Readers. He Wanted To Stretch Them Until They Twanged.

My Life Looked Good On Paper - Where, In Fact, Almost All Of It Was Being Lived.