My literary career was a fluke. Utterly unexpected. Robert Harris careerflukeliterary Change image and share on social
The financial markets tend to be just a backdrop for a novel, for a heist or something that isn't necessarily integral to it. On the whole, I don't think the financial world has been well served by novels. Robert Harris backdropfinancialheist share on social
It implies a slight failure as a writer that you are reduced to being a ghostwriter for the money. Robert Harris failureghostwriterimply Change image and share on social
Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head. Robert Harris fictionheadpanel Change image and share on social
I write as well as I can. I'm a journalist at heart, so it's the story that matters. Robert Harris heartjournalistmatter Change image and share on social
Storytelling has a narcotic power. Robert Harris narcoticpowerstorytelling Change image and share on social
Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago and grappling with issues of empire and terrorism. Robert Harris 000agochange Change image and share on social
You can't ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can't repeal human nature. Robert Harris crimehumannature Change image and share on social
Social mores change all the time. In the mid-1970s, it would've been astonishing, say, to see two men holding hands in the streets. And the attitude to having a fling with a girl, or whatever, was quite different then. Robert Harris 1970sastonishattitude share on social
Unlike the Holocaust, Stalin's murders are forgotten: dust blowing in the wind. Robert Harris blowdustforget Change image and share on social
