236 Quotes by Robert Harris

the likeness was stricking. Not exact, of course - no man ever looks exactly like his father - but there was something there, no doubt about it, even with the younger man's beard and straggling hair. Something in the cast of the eyes and the bone structure, perhaps, or in the play of the expression: a kind of ponderous agility, a genetic shadow that was beyond the skills of any actor.

These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale -

A comrade who deserts a comrade is a cowardly dog, and all such dogs should die a dog's death, comrade -

The most important thing in any endeavour is to get involved in the fight, and in that way learn what to do next.

Nothing is more important to a nation than its history. It is the earth upon which any society stands.

His scars and his tattoos were the medals of his lifetime. He was proud to wear them.

Quod volimus credimus libenterwe always believe what we want to believe

more enemies, more honour.

We are born in a clear field and die in a dark forest.