You know, you can be really quite subversive in popular fiction, which is capable of taking on big issues of politics, war, the rise and fall of commercial dynasties. Robert Harris bigcapablecommercial Change image and share on social
I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics - especially if you're there for a long time. Robert Harris crazyhardlong Change image and share on social
If you go back, 'The Great Gatsby' would be a portrait of the rich and fortune made by business. Robert Harris backbusinessfortune Change image and share on social
Don't try to write too much in a single session. One thousand words a day is quite enough. Stop after about four or five hours. Robert Harris dayhoursession Change image and share on social
Writers and journalists tend to be simplistic about politics when, like all other areas of life, it's more complicated. Robert Harris areacomplicatejournalist Change image and share on social
One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary. Robert Harris bigdayfast Change image and share on social
I think that whenever a nation feels itself to be at is zenith, it starts to feel a creeping sense of anxiety. Robert Harris anxietycreepfeel 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
Within reason, I can write what I like and spend as long doing it as is necessary. That is a luxury beyond price. Robert Harris longluxuryprice Change image and share on social
Having the urge to write a novel, especially if you've yet to be published, is like having a medical condition impossible to mention in polite company - it's a relief simply to know there are fellow-sufferers out there. Robert Harris companyconditionfellow share on social
