“All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and...” — John Mortimer Quote

“All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting.”

“I think being dead isn't any problem. It's the process of dying which is quite off-putting.”

“There are lots of similarities between being a writer and a lawyer: to tell a story to a jury, hold their attention, make them laugh, make them like you. But what makes being a barrister less satisfying than being a writer is, finally, that it's about what someone else wants you to say.”

“My secret vice is Sudoku puzzles. Can't stop playing them. My parents are accountants. I blame them entirely.”

“I am being embezzled by a monstrous ring of accountants, estate planners and lawyers who are mercilessly slandering me and trying to kill my career and, I believe, murder me in order to gain control of my royalties.”

“But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do.”