My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you’re born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train’s pulled into Piccadilly Circus they’ve become a Londoner.
Ben Aaronovitch (b.1964), Moon Over Soho
A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place, or is sick of being overcharged.
Paul Theroux (b. 1941), Sunrise with Seamonsters
A bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else.
Anon
Having a lovely time. Stop. If I ever find you in London, I will break your neck. Stop.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Rathbone, Telegram sent to brutal Schweidnitz POW camp commander, Karl Niemeyer, after Rathbone’s 150 mile escape through Germany into Holland, 1918
I’m always afraid someone’s going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, ‘Back to North London’.
Alan Parker (1944-2020)
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