Source: A Clockwork Orange
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Famous Anthony Burgess Quotes
Source: Earthly Powers
Source: But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen?: Homage to Qwert Yuiop, and Other Writings
“Art is rare and sacred and hard work, and there ought to be a wall of fire around it.”
Source: But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen?: Homage to Qwert Yuiop, and Other Writings
“Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist.”
Source: Here comes everybody: an introduction to James Joyce for the ordinary reader
“I think art is sublimated libido. You can’t be a eunuch priest, and you can’t be a eunuch artist.”
Source: Conversations with Anthony Burgess
“All art preserves mysteries which aesthetic philosophers tackle in vain.”
Source: You've had your time: being the second part of the confessions of Anthony Burgess