Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles series Book 1)

by Jeffrey Archer

‘Clifton, in life you get what you deserve, no more and certainly no less.’

‘Sometimes it’s an advantage to be disadvantaged,’ said Harry.

worst moment of any campaign is waiting for the sun to rise on the morning of battle.

often the onlooker suffers even more than the participant.

‘pulled himself up by his bootstraps’,

you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly.

‘By the skin of his teeth,’

Some people stand by you in your darkest hour, while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.

sometimes an abundance of sympathy can be more overwhelming than solitude.

I find I don’t learn a lot while I’m talking,