A A Gill, Columnist

Murray’s Wimbledon Loss Is Britain’s Triumph

July 9, 2012 at 3:00 AM UTC

A.A. Gill is the television and restaurant critic for the Sunday Times of London and a contributing editor with Vanity Fair. Gill is the author of 10 books and collections, most recently "A.A. Gill is Further Away" and "Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There." Born in Scotland, he lives in London.

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England’s motto should be “Sorry.” We have so many ways of saying it. And so many reasons. It ought to be printed on the currency.

The other thing we say to one another a lot is, “It’s not the disappointment, it’s the hope we can’t bear.” And then we laugh. In that brittle English way.