I don’t in any sense think of myself as a celebrity, which of course I’m not. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
There are so many characters whizzing around inside my head, it’s like Looney Tunes. But as soon as I’ve finished writing about them, I completely forget who they are. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
Murderers will try to recall the sequence of events, they will remember exactly what they did just before and just after. But they can never remember the actual moment of killing. This is why they will always leave a clue. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a common life; those people who wish to live agreeable lives, and in constant intercourse with one another, will build a city as beautiful as Paris. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
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 Read Quote
None of my books has been ever in my head; after they’re finished, they go. It’s like being a sort of medium; you just grab it when it’s there then just release it when it’s time to go. There’s a lot of instinct, not planning. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
I strike up conversations all the time and it is very interesting, finding out about things I know nothing about. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
The English have always been greedy for news of times past, with that mixture of fatalism and melancholy which is part of the national character. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
