John Mortimer

Quotes

• “She felt a tightness in her chest and sent for Dr Simcox.'What's the trouble?''Look out there, that's the trouble! It's ...”
• “Check-ups are, in my experience, a grave mistake; all they do is allow the quack of your choice to tell you that you hav...”
• “A hundred pounds! He couldn't remember ever having seen a hundred pounds, all at one time. He found himself envying his ...”
• “lIf someone tries to steal your watch, by all means fight them off. If someone sues you for your watch, hand it over and...”
• “I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at ...”
• “I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years i...”