Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Anthony Burgess
- Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist.
- The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.
- To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world.
- It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on a screen.
- Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination.
- It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now.
- Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions, when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it.
- Senseless violence is a prerogative of youth, which has much energy but little talent for the constructive.
- I viddied that thinking is for the gloopy ones and that the oomny ones use like inspiration and what Bog sends. For now it was lovely music that came to my aid.
- It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van.
Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) was a prolific English writer and composer best known for his dystopian novel “A Clockwork Orange.” Born in Manchester, England, Burgess displayed an early passion for literature and music. His education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the British Army. After the war, he worked as an English teacher and later as an education officer in Malaya and Borneo.
Burgess began his writing career in the 1950s, producing a wide range of novels, plays, and essays. “A Clockwork Orange” (1962) brought him international fame and became a controversial classic. The novel explores themes of free will, morality, and the nature of evil in a futuristic society.
Aside from his literary pursuits, Burgess composed music and wrote librettos, demonstrating his diverse artistic talents. He authored over 30 novels, numerous screenplays, and composed several symphonies. Burgess’s works often reflected his interest in language, linguistics, and the human condition.
Throughout his career, Anthony Burgess engaged with a variety of genres, showcasing his versatility as a writer. His impact on literature and culture endures, and his exploration of complex themes continues to resonate with readers and scholars alike.
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