the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirror on every page– Peter Ackroyd
So do we discover, in the world, that our worst fears are unfulfilled; yet we must fear, in order that we may feel delight.– Peter Ackroyd
So we may use our books to form a barricade against the world,interweaving their words with our own to ward off the heat of the day.– Peter Ackroyd