I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.
John Mortimer

There is always time for failure.
John Mortimer

I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
John Mortimer

There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
John Mortimer

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
John Mortimer

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
John Mortimer

The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed.
John Mortimer