The Amis Answer

Readers of The Independent recently had the opportunity to send Martin Amis questions to answer. Here's one, by Jonathan Brooks: "The phrase 'horrorism', which you invented to describe 9/11, is unintentionally hilarious. Have you got any more?"

Amis' answer: "Yes, I have. Here's a good one (though I can hardly claim it as my own): the phrase is 'fuck off'."