Rising inequality is not a law of nature - it's not even a law of economics. It is a consequence of political and economic arrangements, and those arrangements can be changed. 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 first through place london 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 yourself you holiday thinking 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 person know friends time France and Britain have large culinary differences, but one thing they do share is a relatively low tolerance for modernist cooking. John Lanchester low tolerance differences cooking