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Peter Ackroyd Quotes

I strike up conversations all the time and it is very interesting, finding out about things I know nothing about Picture Quote #1

If I did only one thing at a time I’d think I was wasting my time. If, for example, I only wrote novels I would feel like a charlatan and a fraud Picture Quote #1

There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them Picture Quote #1

Health, money. That’s what people worried about in the 14th century as much as today. I find it so much more interesting than the supposed activities of kings, queens, generals Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if I have a voice of my own. I don’t see me being an important person with something to say. I haven’t. I’ve got nothing to say. My opinion is of no consequence or value Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important Picture Quote #1

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It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and of incident. It is also a portrait of the great general drama of the human spirit Picture Quote #1

It’s only recently that we’ve discovered that the artist’s inner self is somehow more important than the public world. I’m happier to create exterior pieces for the world rather than to express something I deeply feel or wish to say Picture Quote #1

My great fear has always been complete and utter failure. Hence, you see, all the dispossessed people in my fiction, and why I try to earn as much money as I can. It’s a defense. I don’t enjoy it or do anything with it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Yes, I have inherited the past because I have acknowledged it at last? And, now that I have come to understand it, I no longer need to look back Picture Quote #1

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I strike up conversations all the time and it is very interesting, finding out about things I know nothing about (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) If I did only one thing at a time I’d think I was wasting my time. If, for example, I only wrote novels I would feel like a charlatan and a fraud (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) Health, money. That’s what people worried about in the 14th century as much as today. I find it so much more interesting than the supposed activities of kings, queens, generals (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) I don’t know if I have a voice of my own. I don’t see me being an important person with something to say. I haven’t. I’ve got nothing to say. My opinion is of no consequence or value (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and of incident. It is also a portrait of the great general drama of the human spirit (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) It’s only recently that we’ve discovered that the artist’s inner self is somehow more important than the public world. I’m happier to create exterior pieces for the world rather than to express something I deeply feel or wish to say (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) My great fear has always been complete and utter failure. Hence, you see, all the dispossessed people in my fiction, and why I try to earn as much money as I can. It’s a defense. I don’t enjoy it or do anything with it (Peter Ackroyd Quotes) 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 Quotes) Yes, I have inherited the past because I have acknowledged it at last? And, now that I have come to understand it, I no longer need to look back (Peter Ackroyd Quotes)

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