Julie Burchill Quotes

I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place.

The truth is that I am in love with Dublin. I think it is the most beautiful town that I have ever seen, mountains at the back and the sea in front, and long roads winding through decaying suburbs and beautiful woods.

I love San Francisco for the music culture. There's this vibe there that I can't find anywhere else in the world. Easily one of the best places on the sea coast.

The place closest to my dad's heart, unequivocally his favourite, was Scarborough. To him it was the epitome of the English coast, postcard perfect.

What I have always liked about Brighton is its impersonality. Since the 18th century, people have come, used the place and gone home again.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

I absolutely love Vancouver! One, because the city is beautiful and very easily walkable, and two, because the city keeps giving me work!

Old Filey lies around the Ravine, a glacial gash running down to Coble Landing. This is the fishing Filey of centuries past, with neat little terraced cottages and a cluster of attractive 18th century houses.

San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.

Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a real city. This condition of city and water on two sides I think is really amazing. And in the heart of that city, it has put an enormous convention center, an enormous physical presence.

There are any number of reasons for visiting Filey. The beach is clean, long, and rarely crowded. The countryside is bold and handsome, with one maritime feature that deserves to be better known: the long, thin rock finger of the Brigg, pointing into the chilly grey waters of the North Sea.

I love San Francisco and Brighton has something of San Francisco about it. It's by the sea, there's a big gay community, a feeling of people being there because they enjoy their life there.

I grew up in the west of Ireland, and Galway was our local seaside resort. We'd go for one day of the year during the summer, and I have enduring memories of the sand and the sea.

Brighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat.

Everyone thinks L.A. is the beach. And actually, Hollywood is really far from the beach.

It's like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park.

I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.

I've gone down to the Jersey Shore every summer since I was born. It's like a second home, and Asbury Park is like the capital - it's the center of all of it. Musically, it's incredible.

St. Louis sprawls where mighty rivers meet - as broad as Philadelphia, but three stories high instead of two, with wider streets and dirtier atmosphere, over the dull-brown of wide, calm rivers. The city overflows into the valleys of Illinois and lies there, writhing under its grimy cloud.

I love Asbury Park. It's like the Liverpool of America.

I am a big fan of Bournemouth, having enjoyed many happy hours on its sandy beach and crazy golf course.

I love Scarborough. I think I have more wins there than anyone else.

Cape Town is a weird town. There's a mountain, and the sea, and a little city tucked into the side of the mountain.

The best decision I've made was the one to stay in San Sebastian.

San Francisco is a lot like Amsterdam - free, open-minded and casual - though I expected better weather.