26 Quotes by Philip Hensher

This is a good place for thinking about your life, a few days in this place.

The Nude Male was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and was largely full of pictures of Greek vases, which hadn’t been considered rude since Queen Victoria died.

People talk about anal sex as though it’s the be-all and end-all of gay identity.

You’re the best friend I ever had who I’ve never been to bed with,’ Paul had once said to Duncan.

I love men, I love books, I can’t get enough of them.

It happened to some people, that obsession with throwing their clothes off at an age when it would be best to keep them on.

There’s someone for everyone, here in London, they always say.

I think you can tell when you meet someone whether they read novels. There's some hollowness if they don't.

The only good drugs are illegal drugs.