Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in.
Kingsley Amis

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
Kingsley Amis

One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.
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.
Kingsley Amis

There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.
Kingsley Amis

His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum.
Kingsley Amis

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.
Kingsley Amis

No wonder people are so horrible when they start life as children.
Kingsley Amis