I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power. — Robert Harris Books Copy Share Image
“He felt more human with his boots on. A man can face the world with something on his feet.” — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
“We do not need a church that will move with the world, we need a church that will move the world!” — Robert Harris Church Copy Share Image
“The foundations of Empire are often occasions of woe; their dismemberment, always.” — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
If long hitting is the thing that causes the spectators to whistle through their teeth in wonderment, why not play tournaments up… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“A comrade who deserts a comrade is a cowardly dog, and all such dogs should die a dog's death, comrade -” — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
“The Greek philosopher Epictetus recognised this two thousand years ago when he wrote: ‘What disturbs and alarms man are not the things… — Robert Harris Epictetus Copy Share Image
“This sort of talk always bores me: old men complaining that the world is going to the dogs. It’s so banal.” — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“Every evil is easily crushed at birth; allow it to become established and it always gathers strength.” — Robert Harris Evil Copy Share Image
“The destination of the journey could not be altered, only the manner in which one approached it - whether one chose to… — Robert Harris Choices Copy Share Image
“We never just sit around in the semi-dark and think. Modern information sources leave no time to think.” — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“From the subjective perspective, he may seem cruel, even wicked. But the glory of the man is to be found in the… — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“Kelso's hangover had gone, to be replaced by that familiar phase of post-alcoholic euphoria - always in the past, his most productive… — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
“Travel is sold as freedom, but we were about as free as lab rats. This is how they'll manage the next Holocaust,… — Robert Harris Freedom Copy Share Image
“if you find yourself stuck in politics, the thing to do is start a fight—start a fight, even if you do not… — Robert Harris Fight Copy Share Image
“You are a bird of ill-omen, thought Kelso. You circle the world and wherever you land there is famine and death and… — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
“Sometimes," he said, summing up the discussion with an aphorism I have never forgotten, "if you find yourself stuck in politics, the… — Robert Harris Fight Copy Share Image
“... Mother Nature is punishing us, ..., for our greed and selfishness. We torture her at all hours by iron and wood,… — Robert Harris Anger Copy Share Image
First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot… — Robert Harris Character Copy Share Image
My greatest regret as a writer is that I've never been able to include as many jokes as I'd like. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
What a heap of ash most political careers amount to, when one really stops to consider them! — Robert Harris Ashes Copy Share Image
“A dog looks up to you, a cat looks down on you, but a pig looks you straight in the eye.” — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks politics will just go on the way it is. I don't agree. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
Politics is never a victory, it's just the remorseless grinding forward of events. — Robert Harris Events Copy Share Image
Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
If you spend too long trying to avoid death, you will be dead in at least one way. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“... he tried to visualise her apartment, but he couldn't do it, he didn't know enough about her.” — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics - especially if you're… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“at that instant i knew there was no horror the world could offer - no war, no genocide, no famine, no childhood… — Robert Harris War Copy Share Image
I think that whenever a nation feels itself to be at is zenith, it starts to feel a creeping sense of anxiety. — Robert Harris Anxiety Copy Share Image
