Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward. - Peter Ackroyd

No poet is ever completely lost. He has the secret of his childhood safe with him, like some secret cave in which he can kneel. And, when we read his poetry, we can join him there.

London goes beyond any boundary or convention. It contains every wish or word ever spoken, every action or gesture ever made, every harsh or noble statement ever expressed. It is illimitable. It is Infinite London.

He had the satisfied countenance of a man who has never succeeded in boring himself.