The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate. — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“In fact fear is probably the strongest human emotion, period. Whoever woke at four in the morning because they were feeling happy?” — Robert Harris Emotion Copy Share Image
“The natural impulse of men is to follow, he thought, and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate the… — Robert Harris Nature Copy Share Image
“No one who ever follows their conscience ever does wrong. The consequences may not turn out as we intended; it may prove… — Robert Harris Conscience Copy Share Image
“Bachelors of forty are society’s stray cats. We are taken in by households and fed and made a fuss of;” — Robert Harris Cats Copy Share Image
One gains a double benefit in writing about the past, conjuring up how things might have been, and at the same time… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
In a way I'm almost more rueful about the notion of having a non-ideological Labour party than I am about the personality… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
Don't try to write too much in a single session. One thousand words a day is quite enough. Stop after about four… — Robert Harris Day Copy Share Image
“Then came a volley of colorful abuse, delivered in such an imperious voice, at at such a volume, that Terentia's distant ancestor,… — Robert Harris Hannibal Copy Share Image
Writing a novel - unlike operating a piece of heavy machinery, say, or cooking a chicken - is not a skill that… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“like interviewing a new cleaner. Do you want someone who can give you the history of cleaning and the theory of cleaning,… — Robert Harris History Copy Share Image
“She had the resigned indifference of extreme old age. Buildings and empires rose and fell. It snowed. It stopped snowing. People came… — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
I like to take people you wouldn't really think people would write novels about: an aqueduct engineer, a code-breaker, a hedge-fund manager.… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“... unfortunately, freedom alone is not enough, by far. If there is a shortage of bread, a shortage of butter and fats,… — Robert Harris Archangel Copy Share Image
I am sure future historians will say the biggest and most astonishing change in politics has been the embracing of all the… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast.… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“...it has always been my temperament to prefer a tiny amount of the excellent to a plenitude of the mediocre...” — Robert Harris Dreyfus Copy Share Image
I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning… — Robert Harris Education Copy Share Image
“It was an unnatural time to be awake, ... It meant nothing good. He associated it with emergency, bereavement, conspiracy, flight; the… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“Cicero often asked me to perform small services for Milo during that campaign. For example, I went back through our files and… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“Suddenly his face twisted into a sneer. ‘Oh, I can see what you’re thinking, Hartmann. “What a vulgar fellow! A car salesman!… — Robert Harris Car salesman Copy Share Image
The financial markets tend to be just a backdrop for a novel, for a heist or something that isn't necessarily integral to… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
