Manchester Quotes

In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.

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

It shows a mediocre architect at the top of his game [on the Beetham Tower in Manchester]

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 even a glance, stepping down into the busy roads between horse drawn buses and draymen’s carts with such confidence, seemingly oblivious that they could be run down at any moment. Children dodged in and out amongst them, ragamuffins all, some barefoot.