“Practically everyone I know now is from a middle- or upper-middle-clas...” — Geoff Dyer Quote

“Practically everyone I know now is from a middle- or upper-middle-class background, and I no longer have the huge chip on my shoulder that I carried around for so many years. I'm not sure it comes out much in the work, but coming from this kind of background is absolutely central to my identity, to my sense of who I am.”

“One of the things I've really come to realise is that the chances of arriving at a universal truth are increased if you remain absolutely faithful to the contingencies of your own experience and the vagaries of your own nature.”

“Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel.”

“I know myself, from my own background, the E.U. depresses employment and destroys jobs. My father had a business destroyed by the common fisheries policy.”

“My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that.”