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The Shelf Life Of The Modern Hardback Writer Is Somewhere Between The Milk And The Yoghurt.

Like Childhood, Old Age Is Irresponsible, Reckless, And Foolhardy. Children And Old People Have Everything To Gain And Nothing Much To Lose. It's Middle-age Which Is Cursed By The Desperate Need To Cling To Some Finger-hold Halfway Up The Mountain, To Conform, Not To Cause Trouble, To Behave Well.

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.

Rumpole, You Must Move With The Times." "if I Don't Like The Way The Times Are Moving, I Shall Refuse To Accompany Them.

The Secret Of Good Health And Happiness Is To Have Rather Small Illnesses Throughout Your Life Which You Can Rely On To Stop You Doing Anything You Don't Want To Do.