The French are never happy coming to London; this is an ancient and comforting enmity. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
A lot of London's image never was. There never was a Dickensian London, or a Shakespearean London, or a swinging London. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
One of the small joys that's easy to miss in London is the blue plaques on buildings. These are put up to… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
London is a city of ghosts; you feel them here. Not just of people, but eras. The ghost of empire, or the… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Only people who live outside cities realize the size of them. London turns out to be huge; there are great swaths, vast… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
When Americans come to London they usually say how much they love the history, the tradition, the splendid tumpty-tum of things whose… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
The London police have discovered that the best way to neuter demonstrations is not to move everyone on, or disperse troublemakers, but… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
The one thing politicians will always vote for is more politics, so in 2000 they invented the post of mayor of London… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time,… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an old lady… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
So, being a good man is not an exam or a qualification, it changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a good father,… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Women's handbags are incredibly heavy. You rarely get to pick one up and, when you do, you wonder why anyone carries so much stuff… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Gifts are an important and necessary part of our collective lives. We need to give and we need to allow others to give. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Have you ever wondered why the rich and privileged care about, or even bother with, the gift bag? Because they don't need this stuff.… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
London is a city of ghosts; you feel them here. Not just of people, but eras. The ghost of empire, or the blitz, the… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
I walk up a dune to a beach and look out to sea, but it's 100km away. The ships lie askew in their dry… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Being able to afford everything you desire is not, by any means, the worst thing that can happen to you. But, depressingly, and more… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
If the world were to end tomorrow and we could choose to save only one thing as the explanation and memorial to who we… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
