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I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls, leaving at sixteen to work. That was in the year 2056. AS 127, if you use the Scion calendar.

— Samantha Shannon

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to the Brit School. I'm a South London girl at heart.

— Ashley Madekwe

I grew up in North Yorkshire, but now London is home.

— James Norton

I was born in Middlesex, England, which is really London.

— Charles Keating

I grew up in a small town about 40 miles outside London, but it was a fairly cosmopolitan household.

— Jacqueline Bisset

My dad grew up in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, desperate to get to London. I grew up in London, so I don't know what it's like to yearn for the big city from a small town.

— Daniel Radcliffe

I came to London when I was 16 and lived with my older sister.

— Trinny Woodall

I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.

— Oxana Chusovitina

My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.

— Kevin Whately

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I thought: This is the place. It was more open, with 24-hour cities and pubs and restaurants that didn't close.

— David Hockney

Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where I've lived for all that time.

— Daniel Craig