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London is not a healthy place. I feel much healthier when I'm living in the countryside or, indeed, anywhere out of London. When I go back to the countryside to visit my mother, I get out of the car, and suddenly there's great wafts of fresh air.

— Honeysuckle Weeks

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It is quite hard to relax in London. I always say I'd move somewhere quieter, but I am a bit of a confirmed urbanite now - it crept up on me without me noticing. I always think that I function quite well on my own, unusually so, but then I'm reminded how important people are to me.

— Laura Marling

Cities depend on a healthy mix of uses and people for their vitality. As a pre-eminent world city, London is a magnet to people from across the globe.

— Richard Rogers

Living in London has become incredible. I suppose it's easy to love where you live if you love what you're doing. But this is not just a visit: it's my home.

— Kevin Spacey

Just as London is not one endless afternoon tea, L.A. isn't all super-fit, health food-crazy freaks.

— Suki Waterhouse

I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.

— Joe Thomas

I love going to London for a couple of days but I need to be in the country. I like the silence, the smell and the seasonal changes, especially in spring and summer. I really feel that I belong there.

— Philippa Gregory

I mean, I suppose when I'm in London, I'm home so I'm more comfortable.

— Jourdan Dunn

I feel at home when I go to London.

— Didier Drogba

✗Opposing Perspectives

At home, I hardly ever leave London. I don't like the countryside in England.

— Hugh Grant

Everything in London is quite good, apart from the weather: it's cold and rainy there, and the winter is long.

— Sayed Kashua