As a Londoner I was able to see how the world of power and money cast its shadow on those who failed. Peter Ackroyd castfaillondoner Change image and share on social
There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them. Peter Ackroyd buydoomexpect Change image and share on social
I don't know if I have a voice of my own. I don't see me being an important person with something to say. I haven't. I've got nothing to say. My opinion is of no consequence or value. Peter Ackroyd consequencehaveimportant Change image and share on social
Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages. There's hardly a spate of years that goes by without violent rioting of one kind or another. They happen so frequently that they are almost part of London's texture. Peter Ackroyd ageearlyfrequently share on social
I think biography can be more personal than fiction, and certainly can be more expressive. Peter Ackroyd biographyexpressivefiction Change image and share on social
There are two types of people, you see. One type keep their heads straight, and look around as they walk. The others look up - at the tops of houses, at the eaves and the lintels and the roofs, which can tell you when they were built - and I've always done that. Peter Ackroyd buildeavehave share on social
Health, money. That's what people worried about in the 14th century as much as today. I find it so much more interesting than the supposed activities of kings, queens, generals. Peter Ackroyd 14thactivitycentury Change image and share on social
'London' is a gallery of sensation of impressions. It is a history of London in a thematic rather than a chronological sense with chapters of the history of smells, the history of silence, and the history of light. I have described the book as a labyrinth, and in that sense in complements my description of London itself. Peter Ackroyd bookchapterchronological share on social
In so far as I have any beliefs, I suppose I'm like that old Peggy Lee song, 'Is That All There Is?' I want to believe there's something else going on, but what that something else is I don't pretend to know. Peter Ackroyd beliefleepeggy share on social
Every book for me is a chapter in the long book which will finally be closed on the day of my death. Peter Ackroyd bookchapterclose Change image and share on social