Robert Harris
Robert Harris
British author, journalist, and BBC reporter who became known for his best-selling historical novel, Fatherland. The work is a thriller set during World War II.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 March 1957
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Cut your manuscript ruthlessly but never throw anything away: it's amazing how often a discarded scene or description, which wouldn't fit in one place, will work perfectly later.
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I think a lot of us feel, when we look at the Dow Jones plunging, alienated - you do feel as if we're in the grip of some alien force that slipped human control.
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Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.
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The true currency of life is time, not money, and we've all got a limited stock of that.
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Their souls were contagious. ... Bloodsuckers, spiders and vampires: that was what Lenin called them.
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To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid.
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For me, as I suspect for most people, there comes a point where you have enough. If you've got £20 million, why keep going until you've got £100 million or £1,000 million? Does anyone need another vast yacht or private jet or a house full of gold?
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But only a fool sails into combat with nature
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In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary. It will seem to them that the game is not as good as it might be.
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A police state is a country run by criminals
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But clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.
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Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty.
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If you spend too long trying to avoid death, you will be dead in at least one way.
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[Boxer is] the ultimate tool for the serious pro' that can't afford the time and patience to mess around with lesser products.