10 Quotes by Clifford Irving

A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.

I became chairman of the inmates committee. Got into a lot of trouble. Was accused of fomenting a riot. Was accused of plotting to kill the warden.

I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off.

This version, or is it a vision, has nothing to do with me,

I was on a train of lies. I couldn’t jump off.

And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.

If you take big risks there are big rewards.

Could be. Unlikely, but.

He was beginning to grasp the human equation: to be intelligently alive means to cherish what you’ve got, fight for what you want, spurn what you don’t want, and forget about what you can’t have.