My father left school at 14, my mother at 13. My father was clever and well-read. He took a newspaper, always watched the news, discussed it all the time. Robert Harris Read Quote
It’s easy enough to get into power. You can make promises and try to be all things to all people. But the moment you have to make decisions, you’re going to annoy at least half of them. Whatever you do, in the end you’re almost certain to be brought down by your own character traits. Robert Harris Read Quote
To tell a good story and to illuminate the world: the two things are completely linked. That is the point. That is what I’ve always wanted to do. Robert Harris Read Quote
Working 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 Harris Read Quote
Leaders today are isolated by phalanxes of body guards. It’s profoundly undemocratic, the way they have used terrorism as a means to protect themselves. Robert Harris Read Quote
I write as well as I can. I’m a journalist at heart, so it’s the story that matters. Robert Harris Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head. Robert Harris Read Quote
It’s when you’ve stopped writing and are doing other things, especially when you’re asleep, that the real work is done. Robert Harris Read Quote
My greatest regret as a writer is that I’ve never been able to include as many jokes as I’d like. Robert Harris Read Quote
