Quotes by John Mortimer

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Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.

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John Mortimer Quotes on Food (1)

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"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."

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"The greatest horrors of our world, from the executions in Iran to the brutalities of the IRA, are committed by people who are totally sincere."

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