Quotes from Jeffrey Archer

To be allowed to pursue a career of his own choosing, and not just be expected to follow in his father's footsteps.

There were two good reasons why Kelley preferred to thumb a ride back to Stanford rather than take a bus or train. Twelve round trips a year meant she could save over a hundred dollars, which her father could ill afford after being laid off by the water company. In any case he and Ma had already made quite enough sacrifices to

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.

Accept nothing, believe no one, and challenge everything

You've made yourself more available than a whore in a Las Vegas casino.

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.

Wellington wrote in his memoirs,' said Old Jack, 'that the worst moment of any campaign is waiting for the sun to rise on the morning of battle.

We worked together, we studied together, we played together, but we slept alone.

Naturally, some of the passengers begin to panic. Several of them leap out into the dimly lit tunnel.

on Fifth Avenue

My father is a doorman at the Plaza, my mother works in Bloomingdale's, so I was educated at the university of life.

prejudice was often taught at the breakfast table.

I am sure the House will agree that given these circumstances, my final judgment will require the wisdom of Solomon.

Carmen Bristoliense.

She will open the conversation with a subject of her choice, to which you can respond appropriately. It is not considered courteous for you to ask her any questions, and you should address her as ma'am, which rhymes with jam, not harm.

court number fourteen at four o'clock

in the morning, as he was sure that the clubhouse would be locked and deserted by now, but when he turned round to check, he saw a single light coming from the ground floor.

After that, I'll release it to every business correspondent in Fleet Street.

Faulkner didn't put those

for his presence will become clear." They all sat down around a circular table in the center of the room. "I realize this meeting was called to discuss

a heart attack, while in custody at Wimbledon Police

No escape plan can ever be foolproof,' interjected the brigadier. 'In the end, it all comes down to how you cope with the unforeseen.

I'll bet you can't tell me who designed the garden. I'll give you a clue: it's later than the house.' 'I've only ever heard of one landscape gardener,' said Harry, still staring at the house. 'Capability Brown.' 'That's exactly why we chose him,' said Giles, 'simply so that my friends would have heard of the fellow two hundred years later.' Harry

limousine swung off the road and drove through a gate