Derek Haines > Quotes

“There's a good reason I am a writer. I'm completely useless at anything else.”
― Derek Haines

“Women only want what they don't have. Men want what they can't have.”
― Derek Haines

“While some waste their time looking for the meaning of life, there are others who understand there is none and just get on enjoying the space they are renting.”
― Derek Haines, The Adventures of Hal

“I don’t like Wednesdays.”
― Derek Haines, Milo Moon: It Never Happened

“I don't have an occupation. Only a preoccupation.”
― Derek Haines

“I feel much better. It is not Wednesday.”
― Derek Haines, An Uneducated View of Sex, Food and Politics

“Neither Teremun nor Hidayah had been to an English Gentleman’s store before. She hadn’t even known there was such a store in Cairo. On arriving and presenting her letter of introduction, they were treated like royalty by true English gentlemen dressed in immaculate suits with starched white collars. She thought she caught her own reflection in one man’s shining shoes before being seated at a small table and served tea while Teremun was measured for his fitting. It was a surprise to learn that his school uniforms for Dulwich College would be tailored in Cairo and his entire traveling wardrobe would be ready before his departure. As would a letter for the Dulwich College Master informing him of the name of the tailor in London who would be responsible for Charles Albert de Villiers’ habiliments while in England. After one and a half hours of measuring,”
― Derek Haines, Louis: The Life of a Real Spy