Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

I made only one real friend while I 'loitered' around the dockyard. His name was Old Jack Tar. Mr Tar lived in an abandoned railway carriage at the end of the sheds. Uncle Stan told me to keep away from Old Jack because he was a stupid, dirty old tramp. He didn't look that dirty to me, certainly not as dirty as Stan, and it wasn't long before I discovered he wasn't stupid either

Well done, Anne,' she said, as if her daughter-in-law had won a minor rosette at a regatta. 'All of us are so very proud of you.

darling,' said Virginia quietly.

You should read more Oscar Wilde," said Charlie, "and less Maynard Keynes.

For the senior boys," he turned his attention to the back of the hall, "you don't have a moment to lose if you hope to be offered a place at the school of your first choice. Never settle for second best.

spilled their blood on European soil

tongue could not be swallowed.

dark-haired girl?

No American must be allowed to die because he cannot afford to live.

Too frightened to set a precedent, but quite happy to pass the buck.

If you are lucky enough to have been born an Englishman, you have drawn first prize in the lottery of life.' The

At least it taught me a simple lesson: if you make a deal with a fool, don't be surprised when they act foolishly.

Charles had promised, the correct size.

nearest gutter if he thought it would

If you were given two lives, you'd spend one of them in Italy.

Some people stand by you in your darkest hour, while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends. Once

pencil hadn't stopped scribbling

heard that voice many times in the last

the agenda well in advance; the questions that would be asked, the replies that would be

it must make sense to try & sign up the minister's man, who in the end is the one person who can ensure that you will be awarded the contract. The system seems to work well, & as long as a minister deals only with reputable international firms & doesn't become too greedy, no one complains. Fail to observe either of those two golden rules & the whole house of cards collapses.

The English are the biggest snobs on earth, and most of the time without reason. The lesser the talent, the bigger the snob, in my experience. It's the only way the so

understand the

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. Giles

when mothers stop kissing their children, and young men start kissing their mothers?