Jan Morris Quotes


There are only two rules. One is E. M. Forster's guide to Alexandria; the best way to know Alexandria is to wander aimlessly. The second is from the Psalms; grin like a dog and run about through the city.


Citations

Morris, Jan. Cities. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963.

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  • Born: October 2, 1926
  • Died: November 20, 2020
  • Nationality: Welsh
  • Profession: Writer

Jan Morris CBE FRSL was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong, and New York City. She published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had gender reassignment surgery after transitioning from male to female.