Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

You're so bossy." "Why is a woman always described as bossy, when if a man did the same thing he'd be thought of as decisive, commanding and displaying qualities of leadership?

Pride has never been a virtue. There are some occasions on which it is wise to remain silent.

If you have talent and energy, you're king. If you have only energy and no talent, you're still a prince. But if you have talent and no energy, you're a pauper.

Here was a man, when comes such another?

An unguarded comment often proves every bit as valuable as a response to a direct question.

Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.

In the end, it all comes down to how you cope with the unforeseen.

How well they all knew each other now, he thought. In twelve weeks James felt he had come to know more about these three men than any of the so-called friends he'd known for twenty years. For the first time he understood why his father continually referred back to friendships formed during the war with men he normally would never have met. He realised how much he was going to miss Stephen when he returned to America. Success was, in fact, going to split them up.

For the Indians, cricket is not a game, it's a religion.

Remember what Lyndon Johnson said about J. Edgar Hoover? I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.

One of the advantages of real worth is that menial tasks can always be left to someone else.

I never advise friends to put money in anything,. said Danny. 'It's a no-win situation - if they make a profit they forget that it was you who recommended it, and if they make a loss they never stop reminding you. My only advise would be not to gamble what you can't afford, and never to risk an amount that might cause you to lose a night's sleep

Clifton, in life you get what you deserve, no more and certainly no less.

In any conversation, it's often something that seems quite insignificant at the time that gives you the piece of information you're looking for.

But Beverly warned, Sasha, civilized as the British are, you shouldn't assume that just because you're clever, they will accept you as one of them. There are many who are suspicious of a first-class mind, while others will make a judgment based not on the words you say, but the accent in which they're pronounced. - Dr. Streator

if you've got a problem, sleep on it before you make a decision you might later regret. Things always look rosier in the morning.

If you've struck gold, why go in search of brass?

He was becoming aware that there was no such thing as over-the-top with Lawrence Davenport, as long as you were talking to Lawrence Davenport about Lawrence Davenport.

Just as soon as I get this cast off, Fletcher said, I'm going to kick your ass. You shouldn't speak to Dr Renwick like that, after all he's done for you, said Nat, with a grin. Why not? asked Fletcher. He filled me up with your blood, so now I'm half the man I was. Wrong again, said Nat. You're twice the man you were, but still half the man I am.

Like a blind man, unaware of race or religion, he quickly discovered that prejudice was often taught at the breakfast table.

Steve mellon had told him that love was for poor suckers, and Richard had written on his steamed-up shaving mirror that morning, 'I must be penniless.

Some clever children don't discover how bright they are until after they've left school,' continued Mr Holcombe, 'and then spend the rest of their lives regretting the wasted years.

The English are the biggest snobs on earth Harry.