Exclusive will not be published in book format. Jeffrey Archer More Quotes by Jeffrey Archer More Quotes From Jeffrey Archer I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison. Jeffrey Archer doneyearsfirsts War and Peace maddens me because I didn't write it myself, and worse, I couldn't. Jeffrey Archer maddenwritingwar Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves? Jeffrey Archer ambitiousparentchildren Chatterers are a menace. Jeffrey Archer menace Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment. Jeffrey Archer moving-onpunishmentyears With torture ,as with making love, foreplay is the all important factor Jeffrey Archer torturemaking-loveimportant I've loved art for more than 30 years. Jeffrey Archer yearsart No time like the present Jeffrey Archer wisdomwisetime I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative. Jeffrey Archer governmentyearsthinking Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate. Jeffrey Archer illiterate-personenteringpeople Birth is life's first lottery ticket. Jeffrey Archer ticketsbirthfirsts A work of art is worth what someone will pay for it. Jeffrey Archer art-ispayart I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall! Jeffrey Archer englandteaminteresting I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison. Jeffrey Archer leavingattitudethinking Energy plus talent and you are a king, energy and no talent and you are still a prince, talent and no energy and you are a pauper Jeffrey Archer talentenergykings I'm passionate again about writing. This is important to me; it's got to be the comeback book. Jeffrey Archer importantwritingbook But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education. Jeffrey Archer prisonendsdiaries I learnt a lot about myself, I learnt a lot about other people and the problems they have. If I was lucky enough to live to a hundred, how I will feel about two per cent of my life being that way, I don't know. Jeffrey Archer luckytwopeople Well I think after leaving prison, and having written three diaries about life in prison, it became a sort of a new challenge to write another novel, to write a new novel. Jeffrey Archer leavingwritingthinking But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot. Jeffrey Archer regretmistakethinking
