John Mortimer — English Novelist born on April 21, 1923,

Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author... (wikipedia)

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.
All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting.