Of 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 HarrisFor 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 HarrisWhat a heap of ash most political careers amount to, when one really stops to consider them!
Robert Harris