“To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of ...” — John Mortimer Quote

To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.

Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.

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.

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

It's going to get harder and harder to find guys who will play for ten years in all formats of the game, and whoever does it, good luck to him - he'll be a great batsman or bowler.

From the bowler's point of view, if I look at a batsman, I don't see his shots, I see his defence. If a player has a strong defence, he is a very good player.

I am the sort of a bowler who keeps things simple.

I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.