This Was a Man (The Clifton Chronicles, #7)

by Jeffrey Archer

When she released him, Giles said, ‘I’ll go and make you a cup of tea.’ Only the British, thought Karin.

‘Form is temporary, class is permanent, my cricket master told me.’

tenths of a battle is won in preparation long before the first shot is fired.

‘An important speech should take an hour to write for every minute it took to deliver, while at the same time, dear boy, you must leave your audience convinced it was off the cuff.’ That was the difference between a mere speaker and an orator, Churchill had suggested.