Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

Ideas smack of rebellion and rebellions must be put

Challenge every writ, and let it not be said of you, I walked a path but never left an imprint.

Proust said, we all end up doing the thing we're second best at.

shorthand at seventy words a minute.

Show me one who isn't

he would have to drop to his knees.

thousand-dollar bills.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

Times they celebrated the engagement with a small dinner party at the Ritz, attended by one hundred twenty

only thing you need to worry about is which block they put you on. As you're a first-timer you'll probably end up on A block, where life is a lot easier. The old-timers, like me, are usually sent to D block, where there's no one under thirty and no one with a record for violence, so it's the ideal set-up

You are so silly sometimes, Jess. I fell in love with you, and I don't give a damn who your

Bossy was the adjective most often trotted out by the lads whenever Sue's name came up in conversation (strange how women in positions of authority so often acquire the sobriquet bossy, while a man holding the same rank is somehow invested with qualities of leadership).

No man is an island,' John Donne wrote more than three and a half centuries ago. 'Every man is a piece of the continent.' The United States stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Arctic to the Equator. 'I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

It's just that I was released from prison today.

Sometimes it's an advantage to be disadvantaged,' said Harry.

my greatest asset, and making sure I never take it for

Haven't seen him since he clocked off last

Men often fall in love at first sight

It was that time every afternoon when prisoners were released from their cells for an hour and allowed to walk around the yard, get some exercise and be reunited with their mates so they could work on their next crime before they were released. Mellor

said without looking up. 'That's no reason not to say goodbye

The ship's purser could not have been more helpful. He was able to supply Sebastian with an address for Miss Samantha Sullivan: 2043 Cable Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC, although he couldn't be sure if she was still living there, as she hadn't traveled on the ship since the maiden voyag~.

women are often blessed with more common sense than men.

Only Sebastian really knew what she was going through. Her demons, as she called them. Jessica never stopped chattering whenever they were on their own, but the moment she became the centre of attention, like a tortoise she slipped back into her shell, hoping no one would notice her.

I don't think so,' said Harry calmly. 'You see, the problem with being a bully is that on the flipside of that particular coin, you'll find the imprint of a coward.