But knowing that you had gone wrong, and knowing how you had gone wrong, were not the same thing as knowing how to put it right. John Lanchester More Quotes by John Lanchester More Quotes From John Lanchester I grew up abroad, and when I first passed through London in the 1970s, it seemed a drab and provincial place. John Lanchester firstthroughplacelondon When I first travelled to New York in 1982 on a summer holiday as a student, I remember thinking how exciting it was, how energising it felt, and also how it felt dangerous - it was a place where you could make a wrong turn, either geographically or just in a human interaction, and suddenly find yourself in trouble. John Lanchester yourselfyouholidaythinking I have sane friends, solvent friends, foodie friends, and friends who can take time off in the week, but I don't know one single person who ticks all those boxes. John Lanchester personknowfriendstime France and Britain have large culinary differences, but one thing they do share is a relatively low tolerance for modernist cooking. John Lanchester lowtolerancedifferencescooking
