If you write fiction you are, in a sense, corrupted. There's a tremendous corruptibility for the fiction writer because you're dealing mainly with sex and violence. These remain the basic themes, they're the basic themes of Shakespeare whether you like it or not.
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This quote is just one of 12 total Anthony Burgess quotes in our collection. Anthony Burgess is known for saying 'If you write fiction you are, in a sense, corrupted. There's a tremendous corruptibility for the fiction writer because you're dealing mainly with sex and violence. These remain the basic themes, they're the basic themes of Shakespeare whether you like it or not.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Life is a wretched gray Saturday, but it has to be lived through.
This quote is just one of 12 total Anthony Burgess quotes in our collection. Anthony Burgess is known for saying 'If you write fiction you are, in a sense, corrupted. There's a tremendous corruptibility for the fiction writer because you're dealing mainly with sex and violence. These remain the basic themes, they're the basic themes of Shakespeare whether you like it or not.' as well as some of the following quotes.