Mary Archer Quotes

It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

Mary Archer

Quotes to Explore

There is a recurring temptation for any nation, and for any writer who operates within its field of force, to make an ornament of the past: to turn the losses to victories and to restate humiliations as triumphs.

Eavan Boland
- Past
- Temptation
- Ornament
I am really curious about life, about why we are all here. I notice my skin is ageing, things are changing, I've seen people dying, so that's the train we are all on.

Damien Rice
- People
- Life
- Train
The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.

Victor Hugo
- Men
- Sea
- Forest
In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.

Zhu Zhu
- Game
- Know
- Pool
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

Quentin Crisp
After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.

Tamora Pierce
- People
- Character
- Better