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 HarrisWorking 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness.
Robert HarrisIt's when you've stopped writing and are doing other things, especially when you're asleep, that the real work is done.
Robert HarrisPolitics? 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 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