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
If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different. Robert Harris changehavehistory share on social
In a way I'm almost more rueful about the notion of having a non-ideological Labour party than I am about the personality of Tony Blair. Robert Harris blairideologicallabour Change image and share on social
Orwell has always been a huge influence on me. Robert Harris hugeinfluenceorwell Change image and share on social
I like to take people you wouldn't really think people would write novels about: an aqueduct engineer, a code-breaker, a hedge-fund manager. It's in those sorts of lives that I find more fascination than in a CIA operative or a Marine or something like that. Robert Harris aqueductbreakercia share on social
The true currency of life is time, not money, and we've all got a limited stock of that. Robert Harris currencyhavelife Change image and share on social
Leaders today are isolated by phalanxes of body guards. It's profoundly undemocratic, the way they have used terrorism as a means to protect themselves. Robert Harris bodyguardisolate Change image and share on social
The financial world is at the cutting edge of high technology. Robert Harris cutedgefinancial Change image and share on social
You find out what you think by talking to yourself. Robert Harris findtalk Change image and share on social