Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Kingsley Amis Quotes: We should be wrong to demand that a critic must stay on the point all the time; it is enough if he remains in orbit around it.
         

We should be wrong to demand that a critic must stay on the point all the time; it is enough if he remains in orbit around it.


Kingsley Amis
Check all other quotes by Kingsley Amis

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Kingsley Amis Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 18 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/We-should-be-wrong-to-demand-that-794640>.





Check out


Other quotes of Kingsley Amis


The first, indeed the only, requirement of a diet is that it should lose you weight without reducing your alcoholic intake by the smallest degree.

The first, indeed the only, requirement of a diet is that it should lose you weight without reducing your alcoholic intake by the smallest degree.



The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.

The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.



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

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



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

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



If you are using an adverb, you have got the verb wrong.

If you are using an adverb, you have got the verb wrong.



A bad review may spoil your breakfast, but you shouldn't allow it to spoil your lunch.

A bad review may spoil your breakfast, but you shouldn't allow it to spoil your lunch.



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.

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.



It is natural and harmless in English to use a preposition to end a sentence with.

It is natural and harmless in English to use a preposition to end a sentence with.



Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.

Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.



Women are really much nicer than men: No wonder we like them.

Women are really much nicer than men: No wonder we like them.





Other quotes you may like


Americans refused to see accidents as accidental. They did not comprehend they while tragedy always exacts a formidable price, it rarely incurs a debt.

Americans refused to see accidents as accidental. They did not comprehend they while tragedy always exacts a formidable price, it rarely incurs a debt.



The most important thing for me is to have real friendship between Egyptians and Americans.

The most important thing for me is to have real friendship between Egyptians and Americans.



In any nation in which people's rights have been subordinated to the rights of the few, in any totalitarian nation, the first institution to be dismantled is the jury. I was, I am, afraid.

In any nation in which people's rights have been subordinated to the rights of the few, in any totalitarian nation, the first institution to be dismantled is the jury. I was, I am, afraid.



Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.



I open my heart, knowing that love guides my every decision. All is well.

I open my heart, knowing that love guides my every decision. All is well.



The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people.

The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people.



Why does every flight attendant seem like they are going through a divorce?

Why does every flight attendant seem like they are going through a divorce?



The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.

The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.



The studios have their list of five actresses and whether they're right or wrong for a role doesn't matter. It's how much money their last movie made.

The studios have their list of five actresses and whether they're right or wrong for a role doesn't matter. It's how much money their last movie made.



One of the most important lessons she'd recently learned was that looking strong and confident was sometimes all the people required of you.

One of the most important lessons she'd recently learned was that looking strong and confident was sometimes all the people required of you.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "We should be wrong to demand that a critic must stay on the point all the time; it is enough if he remains in orbit around it.". Author of this quote is Kingsley Amis. This quote is about demand, time, orbit, remains, enough,.