--- title: "4 Simon Brett Quotes - Famous Writer (Wood Engraving)" description: "Simon Anthony Lee Brett OBE FRSL is a British author of detective fiction, a playwright, and a producer-writer for television and radio. As an author, h..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b144/author-simon-brett-67743.png" --- ![Portrait of Simon Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b144/author-simon-brett-67743.png) # Simon Brett (1945) Writer United Kingdom **4** quotes in **21** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Simon Brett is a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Wood Engraving*. ## Quick Facts About Simon Brett Born October 28, 1945 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Writer Notable works Wood Engraving Known for Charles Paris ## About Simon Brett Simon Anthony Lee Brett OBE FRSL is a British author of detective fiction, a playwright, and a producer-writer for television and radio. As an author, he is notable for several mystery series. His radio credits have included The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and Just a Minute. ## Awards & Honors Cartier Diamond Dagger Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature ## Quotes by Simon Brett > [“I can’t think when I was last surprised by anything I did. No, I’ll get my own thing going, I don’t know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-brett/i-can-t-think-when-i-was-last-surprised-by-anything-i-did-no-i-ll-get/) Simon Brett [Positive thoughts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/positive-thoughts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/simon-brett-67743_positive-thoughts_i-can-t-think-when-i-was-last-surprised_881764.png) > [“The obituary seemed like a washing of the body. It cleaned Steen up. The existence of the photographs, all the sordid aspects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-brett/the-obituary-seemed-like-a-washing-of-the-body-it-cleaned-steen-up/) Simon Brett [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/simon-brett-67743_death_the-obituary-seemed-like-a-washing-of-th_1005082.png) > [The only situation which might justify panic is one in which panic is likely to help. Such a situation never arises. Though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-brett/the-only-situation-which-might-justify-panic-is-one-in-which-panic-is/) Simon Brett [Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/simon-brett-67743_anxiety_the-only-situation-which-might-justify-p_1713234.png) > [“Like many other Catholics, Esmond had a crust of Catholic complacency over a thin layer of doubt, which spanned a deep morass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-brett/like-many-other-catholics-esmond-had-a-crust-of-catholic-complacency/) Simon Brett [Complacency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complacency/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/simon-brett-67743_complacency_like-many-other-catholics-esmond-had-a-c_2770502.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-brett/#itemlist", "name": "Simon Brett Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I can’t think when I was last surprised by anything I did. 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