Quote by John Mortimer Download Open image ““She who must be obeyed," by Horace Rumpole character”” — John Mortimer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Horace's best ode would not please a young woman as much as the mediocre verses of the young man she is in love with. — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Rumpty!" he muttered, which was very rude if you were one of the few people in the universe who understood what it meant. — Paul Cornell Copy Share Image
“Those I call Horace are absolutely convinced they’re some sort of social wit. Without a doubt they’re intelligent, and most likely very wealthy, although… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“You must do something to make the world more beautiful - Ms. Rumphius” — Barbara Cooney Copy Share Image
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Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after Will. He admired his skill with a sword… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“the Rumanian officer somehow always succeeded in giving the impression that he had made too much love the night before and was very, very… — R.G. Waldeck Copy Share Image
“The orator acknowledg'd the fault, but laid it upon the rum; and then endeavored to excuse the rum by saying, "The Great Spirit, who… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Pulvis et umbra sumsu." ~ Horace, Odes ("We are dust and Shadows") — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Mother: “Rumi wrote that…roughly…the only thing that will be with you to your grave is your work. Only your work will speak for you… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“Take sex, for instance.' 'What do you want me to do with it?' 'Try to be serious for a moment. Take the sex life… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about farce until I read Puce a l'Oreille, and had no idea what a deadly serious business it is. — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Do we want blanks, asterisks and exclamation marks which people can fill in with their own imaginations, or are we prepared and strong enough… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Voting Liberal is a non-thing. Historically, it might be a good idea to have a Conservative government, because change is a good thing. But… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Dying is a matter of slapstick and pratfalls. The ageing process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over and runs… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
No brilliance is required in law, just common sense and relatively clean fingernails. — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
The people look forbidding, solemn, marked by that impossible ideal, Communism, which, like Christianity, seemed to demand too much of humanity and, falling into… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
I try and treat my children from the age of ten months as if they were totally grown up, which I think is the… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Check-ups are, in my experience, a grave mistake; all they do is allow the quack of your choice to tell you that you have… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
