Champagne socialist (description of himself)
John Mortimer quote There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
John Mortimer quote There is always time for failure.
John Mortimer quote To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.
John Mortimer quote The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.
John Mortimer quote The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
John Mortimer quote No brilliance is required in law, just common sense and relatively clean fingernails.
John Mortimer quote The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed, saying: 'There is life, but it's not for you.'
John Mortimer quote Biography
English novelist and barrister
