If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.
Peter Shaffer (1926-2016)
Tag Archives: Quotations
London in Quotations: Stephen Fry
The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane. Each sentence we produce, whether we know it or not, is a mongrel mouthful of Chaucerian, Shakespearean, Miltonic, Johnsonian, Dickensian and American.
Stephen Fry (b.1957), The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
London in Quotations: William Shenstone
Nothing is certain in London but expense.
William Shenstone (1714-1763)
London in Quotations: Anon
A bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else.
Anon
London in Quotations: Oscar Wilde
The man who can dominate a London dinner table can dominate the world.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) A Woman of No Importance, 1893
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