Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

Virginia Fenwick is considering selling

But then it was Thomas More who reminded us that when you don these robes you must be willing to make decisions that will rarely please all men. And indeed, my lords, on three such occasions in the past, the Lord Chancellor, having delivered his judgment, was later that day beheaded.' The

Emma could be the offspring of the same father. At

They're both oaks, even if they were planted in different forests. But then we all suffer in our different ways from being prisoners of birth.

NOT A GOOD MOVE, Mama.' 'Why not?' said Emma. 'Jim Knowles has never been supportive, and frankly I'll be glad to be rid of him.' 'Remember what Lyndon Johnson said about J. Edgar Hoover? I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.

By the way, where is the bitch?" Giles had thought there was nothing his sister could ever say that would shock him. How wrong he was. "I've no idea," he eventually managed. "She hasn't been in contact with me for over a year. But if you believe the Daily Express, she's currently to be found in St. Tropez on the arm of an Italian

But suddenly it was no longer a rehearsal.

Stanley Matthews

Alexander Karpenko is no ordinary child, and from an early age, it is clear he is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, he and his mother will have to escape from Russia if they hope to survive.

Let's get on with bringing out the second

It may have been inconsiderate of me not to respond to those who had only kindness in their hearts, but sometimes an abundance of sympathy can be more overwhelming than solitude.

embarrassed, and Maisie wondered if she might later ask

Sebastian felt sure Bruno's father wasn't the kind of man who would share a front door with someone else.

Ideas smack of rebellion and rebellions must be put down.

The last thing you need are any false accusations or rumours that will only cause ill-feeling among your staff.

what it is, Anscott, a short-term compromise. If at some time in the future Barrington's needs to

Winston Churchill had once told him, "An important speech should take an hour to write for every minute it took to deliver, while at the same time, dear boy, you must leave your audience convinced it was off the cuff." That was the difference between a mere speaker and an orator, Churchill had suggested.

I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.

It would be fine, if only I knew how to turn the shower off." Guinzburg laughed. "Perhaps you should ask Miss Redwood to come to your rescue." "If she did, I'm not sure I'd know how to turn her off." "Ah, so she's already subjected you to her lecture on the importance of getting Nothing Ventured on to the bestseller list as quickly as possible.

If that guy had defended Pontius Pilate, he would have convinced the jury that he was simply assisting a young carpenter who wanted to buy some nails for a cross he was working on.

When does that moment come, Emma wondered, when mothers stop kissing their children, and young men start kissing their mothers?

I do have a built-in advantage,' said Giles. 'I am my father's son.

Think twice before you employ members of your own family and never assume that anyone will pay their debts.

I prefer being up-and-coming. Gives us something to look forward to.