Cicero smiled at us. 'The art of life is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destory one's spirit by worrying about them too far in advance. Especially tonight.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: life rome cicero



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To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid.

Robert Harris


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By dawn he had surrendered, gratefully, to the old inertia, the product of always seeing both sides of every question.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: indecision



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Down in the cellar the Gestapo were licensed to practice was the Ministry of Justice called ‘heightened interrogation’. The rules had been drawn up by civilised men in warm offices and they stipulated the presence of a doctor.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: historical-fiction nazi



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Tak usah cemas, akan banyak waktu untuk tidur setelah kita mati.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: inspirational self-assurance



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A book unwritten is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody book that’s ever been written.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: books writing



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Of all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin – the desk’s too big, the desk’s too small, there’s too much noise, there’s too much quiet, it’s too hot, too cold, too early, too late. I had learned over the years to ignore them all, and simply to start.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: writing



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You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election.

Robert Harris


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What was leadership, after all, but the blind choice of one route over another and the confident pretense that the decision was based on reason?

Robert Harris


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Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.

Robert Harris

Stichwörter: power luxuries



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