Quotes from Michael Peppiatt

Bacon loved the extremes of waking in the grim discomfort of his living quarters and working in the studio's cramped chaos before appearing for dinner, impeccably groomed, in the hushed opulence of a grand hotel.

While he dropped fortunes at roulette and insisted on his guests having the best view and every delicacy in restaurants, he himself would often walk home or take the Underground rather than choose the comfort of a cab.

desperation and unhappiness stretch your whole sensibility.

It's tragic to go on desiring when one's old.' There were also the haunting possibilities of promises not fulfilled.