A. N. Wilson Quotes

I'm easy to hate.

I obviously irritate people. I obviously antagonise them.

I like to be loved by my children, and I quite like the 'Guardian' hating me. I like it when I read they want me to die painfully. Then I think I've really got under their skin. It's like annoying a teacher. Once they've shown signs of weakness, you really can go for them.

I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree.

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do.

Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.

I've definitely seen people get angry or really uncomfortable with stuff I've made in the past. And my stand-up, if you could call what I do stand-up, is quite aggressive, too.

I'm well aware that no matter how big of a jerk I am, some people will cheer me, and no matter what I do, some people will boo me, and that's fine. I just need to elicit emotion. That's all I care about.

My schtick is trolling people. I love getting a rouse out of people and making them angry.

Pretty sure I always say things that upset people, get under people's skin.

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.

If you do not say a thing in an irritating way, you may as well not say it at all because people will not trouble themselves about anything that does not trouble them.

If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven't figured it out yet.

Do you—do you think I want to—do you think I give a—I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!" Harry roared. "You will," said Dumbledore sadly. "Because you are not nearly as mad at me as you ought to be. If you are to attack me, as I know you are close to doing, I would like to have thoroughly earned it.

To offend is my pleasure; I love to be hated.

She glared at him. "You're doing it again." "What?" "That thing that irritates me." "Smiling?" "Yes. That.

They were frightfully angry. Quite apart from the stones no spider has ever liked being called Attercop, and Tomnoddy of course is insulting to anybody.

Who spit in your porridge?

This has to be the most self-centered thing I've ever said, but no, I think you just wanted to vex me.

Everything was meant to wind people up [in Make It Big ]. I don't know why we had this great pleasure in winding people up, but we really did think they would get the joke. And it backfired on us.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house.

And people like you are the reason we have middle fingers.

There are few who would not rather be taken in adultery than in provocation.