In the beginning was the sea. And when waters parted, the London earth was revealed. London has always been a vast ocean in which survival is not certain.

London. The Biography. Peter Ackroyd.

I have grown to love secrecy. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it. It is a silly habit but somehow it seems to bring a big deal of romance into one's life.

The picture of Dorian Gray