Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

sometimes an abundance of sympathy can be more overwhelming than solitude.

Dead men's words are so much more powerful than those of the living

My dearest mother, I have done everything in my power to make sure you receive this letter before anyone can tell you that I died at sea. As the date on this letter shows, I did not perish when

he continued to think about his father. No son could have asked for a better mentor or friend. When he looked back on his life, all his actions, judgments and decisions were nothing more than pale imitations of his father's.

his old school that if there'd been

was asking himself long before he'd

make you up to a brigadier so you've got

So how did you manage to lose Lunsdorf? He got away from Sergeant Roberts in Harrods. I sometimes wish I could do that when shopping with my wife, said the cabinet secretary.

an apple is an apple whoever bites it.

Comment is free, but facts are sacred.

This is bench number two, and I'll take over bench number one when Old Joey dies, which shouldn't be long now. Mr Watson's got bench number three, so he'll get bench number two when I get bench number one. But I've already warned him he's going to have to wait a long time.

behind his desk and smiled at her. 'John

the same pulling power as the other lads in the bank." "I'll tell you about the other lads," said Cedric. "Once they've got a couple of pints in them, they'd have you believe they give James Bond lessons. And I can tell you, with most of them, it's all talk." "Did you have the same problem when you were my age?" "Certainly not," said Cedric. "But then I met Beryl when I was six, and I haven't looked

Are you all right, my luv?" asked a lady who had moved from the other side of the carriage to sit next to Old Jack. "Yes, thank you," he said, the tears streaming down his face. "It's just that I was released from prison today.

Women are naturally superior to men, and Mrs Consuela Rosenheim was no exception.

Geneva and I shall declare your Ambassador in Lagos persona non grata.

month's pocket

vote tonight?" "I did not apply for

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering," said Young, "that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.

One day,' he promised the ceiling, 'I am going to buy your goddamn bank and make you want to jump out of a hotel bedroom on the twelfth floor.

and, as there wasn't enough breakfast to go round, she set out hungry on the long walk to the docks.

next to Wainwright, who was already

He began with The Bigger They Come by Erle Stanley Gardner, before moving on to Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," which, Mr. Holcombe pointed out, contained every letter in the alphabet. I checked, and he turned out to be right.