Peter Ackroyd Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 5, 1949

Topics

LifeLiveBeautifulMenPeopleCity

I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.

Jodi Rell

My OwnCancerOwnBeenMortality

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here.

Jeremy Rifkin

PoliticalMediaMeetingOverEurope

Believe it or not, there's a lot of humor in 'Mad Men.' Especially in the dark moments.

Matthew Weiner

HumorMenBelieveMomentsDarkMad

There are artists in Belgium who try to imitate American artists. But it's like, if you're Belgian pretending to be American, you won't be better than the American because you aren't American. You have to do your own stuff.

Stromae

BetterAmericanYouTryPretending

I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.

Mary Quant

AgeClothesYoungWayAlwaysLike

My friends all tell me I was born with a horseshoe up my butt.

Michael Trucco

MeFriendsBornButtTellUp

I approached writing a story for the CBC Literary Awards as a mercenary venture - $5,000 for one story, not bad. Now, how do you win it? Jurors are wading through skyscrapers of paper, looking for one story that stands out.

Michael Winter

WritingWinLookingStoryYouBad

In fashion, only sexy won't go out of fashion.

Donatella Versace

FashionSexyGoOutOnly

Every book that doesn't first have to get past a gatekeeper or two, or 10, before being put in front of the public will be worse.

Chris Pavone

PastBookWillFirstTwoGet

I came from a broken family.

Coco Martin

FamilyBrokenI CameCame

It doesn't get more iconic than Terry Fox.

Shawn Ashmore

FoxMoreGetIconicThanTerry

The effects that interest me are not the guy flying through the sky, but creating reality - reality that you otherwise can't go and shoot.

Tim Bevan

SkyMeFlyingRealityYouCreating

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