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Peter Ackroyd Quotes

I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Me Anything Taught Detest

I outline and outline and outline, and then I'm very specific about the stuff I write. That's my process.

Process Write Stuff Outline Specific

A lot of the reasons why something is a favorite thing are all things you don't necessarily see, the place, the people, the time, where you are, what it meant to you at the time.

Time People You Place Why See

Luckily, I'm only aware of about two or three concussions that I have had, but there's really no way of telling how many overall.

Three Way Two Only Aware Telling

There's no doubt I'm emotional.

Doubt Emotional No Doubt

I was a tomboy, not a girlie girl.

I look on the outside how I feel on the inside.

Feel Look Inside Outside I Feel How

I have no interest in owning a football club; I don't play golf; I don't like horseracing and I'd rather become a professional bungee jumper than enter politics.

Football Politics Golf Play Become

I deal with conflicts that irritate people and give them stress, like the dispute over a car payment. I can resolve those cases in a moment.

Car Moment Stress People I Can Over

I don't really have any interest in doing Donald Blake stories. Maybe it's just I don't know what to do with that sort of alter ego.

Ego Doing Know Interest Just Maybe

People feel really uncomfortable when there's silence.

Silence People Feel Uncomfortable

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.

Determination Keep Going You Resolve

Humor is very healing.

Humor Healing Very

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