--- title: "23 Londoner Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 23 Londoner quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Londoner sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/toby-regbo-54868_anything_i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else-1_1561820.jpg" --- > [I'm a Londoner more than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-regbo/i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else/) [Toby Regbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-regbo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/toby-regbo-54868_anything_i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else-1_1561820.jpg) > [I do love New York. But I'm a Londoner at heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-moss/i-do-love-new-york-but-i-m-a-londoner-at-heart/) [Kate Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-moss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/kate-moss-2161_heart_i-do-love-new-york-but-i-m-a-londoner-at_1033248.png) > [I don't feel like a Londoner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/i-don-t-feel-like-a-londoner/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/tom-stoppard-437_feel_i-don-t-feel-like-a-londoner-2656577_2656577.png) > [I'm a Londoner. Embankment. Big Ben. Cab drivers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-goss/i-m-a-londoner-embankment-big-ben-cab-drivers/) [Luke Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-goss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/luke-goss-16078_ben_i-m-a-londoner-embankment-big-ben-cab-dr_2107278.jpg) > [I'm a Londoner, so I'm a bit feisty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-scodelario/i-m-a-londoner-so-i-m-a-bit-feisty/) [Kaya Scodelario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-scodelario/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/kaya-scodelario-3761_bit_i-m-a-londoner-so-i-m-a-bit-feisty-10330_1033095.png) > [I'm Irish in the mythic, romantic sense, but in the living sense, I'm a Londoner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-scully/i-m-irish-in-the-mythic-romantic-sense-but-in-the-living-sense-i-m-a/) [Sean Scully](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-scully/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/sean-scully-20155_irish_i-m-irish-in-the-mythic-romantic-sense-b_1614737.jpg) > [“There grows in the North Country a certain kind of youth of whom it may be said that he is born to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-bennett/there-grows-in-the-north-country-a-certain-kind-of-youth-of-whom-it/) [Arnold Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-bennett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/arnold-bennett-3325_north-country_there-grows-in-the-north-country-a-certa_1900403.png) > [I'm Scottish and I was born there and but in my heart I'm a Londoner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-somerville/i-m-scottish-and-i-was-born-there-and-but-in-my-heart-i-m-a-londoner/) [Jimmy Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-somerville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/jimmy-somerville-24531_born_i-m-scottish-and-i-was-born-there-and-bu_3094927.jpg) > [As a Londoner I was able to see how the world of power and money cast its shadow on those who failed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ackroyd/as-a-londoner-i-was-able-to-see-how-the-world-of-power-and-money-cast/) [Peter Ackroyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ackroyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/peter-ackroyd-2223_able_as-a-londoner-i-was-able-to-see-how-the_1565235.jpg) > [I still identify as Irish. But I'm a Londoner too. It really is a great place to grow up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roisin-conaty/i-still-identify-as-irish-but-i-m-a-londoner-too-it-really-is-a-great/) [Roisin Conaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roisin-conaty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/roisin-conaty-18934_great_i-still-identify-as-irish-but-i-m-a-lond_505054.jpg) > [The more time you spend in London, the more you become a Londoner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slowthai/the-more-time-you-spend-in-london-the-more-you-become-a-londoner/) [Slowthai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slowthai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/slowthai-10607_become_the-more-time-you-spend-in-london-the-mo_2954154.jpg) > [I consider myself a Londoner first, and then I consider myself Brazilian before I consider myself English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-scodelario/i-consider-myself-a-londoner-first-and-then-i-consider-myself/) [Kaya Scodelario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-scodelario/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/kaya-scodelario-3761_before_i-consider-myself-a-londoner-first-and-t_2589363.png) > [“In the yard of the inn, Daffy Cadwaladyr introduced himself. "Short for Davyd," he said pleasantly. The Londoner looked as if she'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-donoghue/in-the-yard-of-the-inn-daffy-cadwaladyr-introduced-himself-short-for/) [Emma Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-donoghue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/emma-donoghue-1499_humour_in-the-yard-of-the-inn-daffy-cadwaladyr_1694202.png) > [I don't wanna be a Londoner! Growing up, that was hell - being one of them kids who wears Air Force 1s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slowthai/i-don-t-wanna-be-a-londoner-growing-up-that-was-hell-being-one-of/) [Slowthai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slowthai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/slowthai-10607_air_i-don-t-wanna-be-a-londoner-growing-up-t_1513166.jpg) > [I'm a proud Londoner, a Brit, European, of Pakistani heritage, a Muslim - we all have multiple layers of identity - that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-m-a-proud-londoner-a-brit-european-of-pakistani-heritage-a-muslim/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/sadiq-khan-3603_heritage_i-m-a-proud-londoner-a-brit-european-of_3228420.jpg) > [I am a Londoner and I love my home. There are many things about this country which drive me crazy, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-stephens/i-am-a-londoner-and-i-love-my-home-there-are-many-things-about-this/) [Toby Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-stephens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/toby-stephens-15685_about_i-am-a-londoner-and-i-love-my-home-there_3166731.jpg) > [I lived in New York for seven years, although I was always in denial about it. Even though I had an apartment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-moss/i-lived-in-new-york-for-seven-years-although-i-was-always-in-denial/) [Kate Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-moss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/kate-moss-2161_denial_i-lived-in-new-york-for-seven-years-alth_1693150.png) > [I'm a Londoner, and I feel I can't live anywhere but London, but I feel more connected to Ireland as a country.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roisin-conaty/i-m-a-londoner-and-i-feel-i-can-t-live-anywhere-but-london-but-i-feel/) [Roisin Conaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roisin-conaty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/roisin-conaty-18934_country_i-m-a-londoner-and-i-feel-i-can-t-live-a_775934.jpg) > [When I lived in London I didn't know any English people, apart from my wife. So my nationality was never relevant. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/when-i-lived-in-london-i-didn-t-know-any-english-people-apart-from-my/) [Jack Savoretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-savoretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/jack-savoretti-6132_english-people_when-i-lived-in-london-i-didn-t-know-any_1271851.jpg) > [The average Londoner knows just one neighbour. I travel a lot, and I'm always surprised by the strong sense of community in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-cole/the-average-londoner-knows-just-one-neighbour-i-travel-a-lot-and-i-m/) [Lily Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e79/lily-cole-11193_always_the-average-londoner-knows-just-one-neig_2985212.jpg) > [I came to London when I was a year and a half for four years. Since then I have been back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hussein-chalayan/i-came-to-london-when-i-was-a-year-and-a-half-for-four-years-since/) [Hussein Chalayan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hussein-chalayan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26a/hussein-chalayan-28203_acceptance_i-came-to-london-when-i-was-a-year-and-a_1955170.jpg) > [Being a seasoned Londoner, Martin gave the body the "London once-over" - a quick glance to determine whether this was a drunk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/being-a-seasoned-londoner-martin-gave-the-body-the-london-once-over-a/) [Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/ben-aaronovitch-3199_body_being-a-seasoned-londoner-martin-gave-th_2715287.jpg) > [My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you're born. He says that there are people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/my-dad-says-that-being-a-londoner-has-nothing-to-do-with-where-you-re/) [Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/ben-aaronovitch-3199_born_my-dad-says-that-being-a-londoner-has-no_1582200.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/londoner/#itemlist", "name": "Londoner Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a Londoner more than anything else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Toby Regbo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-regbo/i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/toby-regbo-54868_anything_i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else-1_1561820.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/toby-regbo-54868_anything_i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else-1_1561820.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/toby-regbo-54868_anything_i-m-a-londoner-more-than-anything-else-1_1561820.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a Londoner more than anything else.” — Toby Regbo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do love New York. 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