“And every writer cherishes the dream of setting the young on fire, even if only by a cigarette butt tossed casually over the shoulder, and when we meet young people who say that they were inspired by what we said to rush off and read the books we were talking about, we can congratulate ourselves for all those guilty hours when, the last two left after a long lunch, we went on arguing about everything we knew.” HumorInspirationReadingBooksClive James Author:Clive James
“Ban poetry. And make sure that anyone caught reading it is expelled from school. Then it will acquire the glamour.” SchoolReadingCaughtAcquireGlamourBans Author:Clive James
“My wife and I just started listening to the late Beethoven Quartets together, an activity I recommend for all married couples, but that doesn't really mean that I'm finished reading.” MeanTogetherReadingWifeListeningCoupleActivityLateMarriedMy WifeFinishedReally MeanQuartetsMarried Couples Author:Clive James
“I love reading about the sea. I love reading about it a lot more than actually being on the sea, when you think about it.” ThinkingReadingSeaLove Of Reading Author:Clive James
“I work on the assumption, or let it be the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting.” IfsWritingReadingInterestingReaderAssumption Author:Clive James
“Reading and writing... are exciting. The most exciting things I can think of. And now, as I reflect... I have to say that I've been lucky in that I'm amused by what I do - sufficiently amused.” ThinkingWritingArtI CanReadingLuckyExcitingAmusedReading And WritingExciting Things Author:Clive James
