Maxioms by Kingsley Amis
A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used read more
A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night and then as its mausoleum.
Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven read more
Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pâté than any other.
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pâté than any other.
He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again.
He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again.
It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
