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The Cicero Trilogy QUOTES

The Cicero Trilogy QUOTES

1 " His theory of oratory, the exact opposite of the Asiatics’, was simple: don’t move about too much, hold your head straight, stick to the point, make ’em laugh, make ’em cry, and when you’ve won their sympathy, sit down quickly – "

― Robert Harris , The Cicero Trilogy

2 " Curio had made his fortune in the East as a soldier under Sulla, but was rather slow-witted, with a poor memory. As an orator he was known as ‘The Fly-Swatter’ because of his habit of throwing his arms around when he spoke. "

― Robert Harris , The Cicero Trilogy

3 " A sex scandal will always draw a crowd, but a sex scandal involving the ruling classes is titillating beyond measure. "

― Robert Harris , The Cicero Trilogy

4 " a rising than a setting sun.”’ This potent combination of "

― Robert Harris , The Cicero Trilogy

5 " Sometimes,’ he said, summing up the discussion with an aphorism I have never forgotten, ‘if you find yourself stuck in politics, the thing to do is start a fight – start a fight, even if you do not know how you are going to win it, because it is only when a fight is on, and everything is in motion, that you can hope to see your way through. "

― Robert Harris , The Cicero Trilogy