That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar. Robert Harris More Quotes by Robert Harris More Quotes From Robert Harris It is perfectly legitimate to write novels which are essentially prose poems, but in the end, I think, a novel is like a car, and if you buy a car and grow flowers in it, you're forgetting that the car is designed to take you somewhere else. Robert Harris flowerwritingthinking If long hitting is the thing that causes the spectators to whistle through their teeth in wonderment, why not play tournaments up and down an expansive stadium? Robert Harris playgolflong Tape is the archiving champ and has been for decades. Reliable, less expensive than disks and available in large-scale robotic systems that store petabytes. Robert Harris storesscalestape A police state is a country run by criminals Robert Harris policerunningcountry Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty. Robert Harris guiltysuicidefeelings You find out what you think by talking to yourself. Robert Harris talking-to-yourselftalkingthinking I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power. Robert Harris interestpoliticalwriting You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election. Robert Harris foolwinningmen People perish. Books are immortal. Robert Harris pompeiibookpeople Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them. Robert Harris luxurymenhands But only a fool sails into combat with nature Robert Harris sailcombatfool In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary. It will seem to them that the game is not as good as it might be. Robert Harris gamesgolftwo For me, as I suspect for most people, there comes a point where you have enough. If you've got £20 million, why keep going until you've got £100 million or £1,000 million? Does anyone need another vast yacht or private jet or a house full of gold? Robert Harris goldhousepeople I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and stay there and put words together. Robert Harris togetherwritingmorning A book unwritten is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody book that’s ever been written. Robert Harris infinitewritingbook Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men's souls, and all that is most base? Or has such excitement? Or more vividly exposes our strengths and weaknesses? Boring? You might as well say that life itself is boring! Robert Harris soulwingsmen What a heap of ash most political careers amount to, when one really stops to consider them! Robert Harris ashespoliticalcareers It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world. Robert Harris perseverancemenmoving My literary career was a fluke. Utterly unexpected. Robert Harris flukesunexpectedcareers If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different. Robert Harris melighttimehistory
