Clive James Quotes


Reading and writing... are exciting. The most exciting things I can think of. And now, as I reflect... I have to say that I've been lucky in that I'm amused by what I do - sufficiently amused.


Citations

James, Clive. Latest Readings. Yale University Press, 2015.

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Clive James
Clive James
  • Born: October 7, 1939
  • Died: November 24, 2019
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Author, Essayist, Poet, Broadcaster

Clive James AO CBE FRSL was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster and writer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.