John Mortimer Quotes


Watlington, which combined the distinction of being the smallest town in England with having more pubs per head of the population than I believed possible. john mortimer John Mortimer Alcohol 88
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. John Mortimer diet 88
There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. John Mortimer Extra 88
To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph. John Mortimer Bowler 85
There is always time for failure. John Mortimer Failure 83
All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting. John Mortimer Accountants 74
No power on earth, however, can abolish the merciless class distinction between those who are physically desirable and the lonely, pallid, spotted, silent, unfancied majority. John Mortimer Beauty 62
I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in any argument. John Mortimer Fight 61
Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute. John Mortimer Tragedy 48
The only rule I have found to have any validity in writing is not to bore yourself. John Mortimer Bore 46
I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print. John Mortimer Censorship 31

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