Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in … - Kingsley Amis

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Sometimes I fall into the trap of keeping too much to myself, but I think it's important to preserve certain things, it leaves something to the imagination.

Kingsley Amis

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

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Only a world without love strikes me as instantly and decisively more terrible than one without music.

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If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.

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