Martin Amis Quotes

It used to be said that by a certain age a man had the face that he deserved. Nowadays, he has the face he can afford.

Martin Amis

Age

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Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend.

P. L. Travers
- Up
- Friends
- Age
My brother Joseph, who is 14 years older than me, was already on his national military compulsory service when I was 4 years old, the age from which I remember myself.

Aaron Ciechanover
- Remember
- Age
- Military
My own writing has perhaps more of an American flavor than a British one, but that's because the stories I've so far written have needed it. 'Empire State,' 'Seven Wonders' and 'The Age Atomic' are all very place-centric, where the setting itself is almost a character. But there is a universality to story that isn't just limited to science fiction.

Adam Christopher
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.

Hannah Arendt
- Age
- Free
- Me
But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.

Malcolm Boyd
- Age
- Man
- Shape
It is enough for a poet to be the guilty conscience of his age.

Saint-John Perse
- Age
- Guilty
- Conscience