“ At all times it is a bewildering thing to the poor weaver to see his employer removing from house to house, each one grander than the last, till he ends in building one more magnificent than all, or w… Elizabeth Gaskell
“ In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented. Bobby Charlton
“ His sadness was almost palpable, like moisture in the air before it rains. Although this was Manchester, it was probably about to rain anyway. Mhairi McFarlane
“ The eccentric passion of Shankly was underlined for me by my England team-mate Roger Hunt's version of the classic tale of the Liverpool manager's pre-game talk before playing Manchester United. The s… Bobby Charlton
“ She was shocked when she followed her aunt and cousin down into the city proper. The streets were crawling with people, all hurrying to and fro, mindless of one another. They brushed by with barely ev… Lillian White
“ It shows a mediocre architect at the top of his game [on the Beetham Tower in Manchester] Owen Hatherley
