By dawn he had surrendered, gratefully, to the old inertia, the product of always seeing both sides of every question.
Robert HarrisOne cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.
Robert HarrisBut clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.
Robert HarrisOf all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin โ the deskโs too big, the deskโs too small, thereโs too much noise, thereโs too much quiet, itโs too hot, too cold, too early, too late. I had learned over the years to ignore them all, and simply to start.
Robert Harris