Simon Mawer Quotes


When you look around now we have the war on terror. Yes, okay, the World Trade Center was sort of like a single act of war, but nothing else has been. We've turned it into war. We're talking about a bunch of semi-lunatic, fanatic criminals. That's the way they should be treated.


Citations

Mawer, Simon. "A Life in Writing: Simon Mawer." The Guardian, 27 Jan. 2012.

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Simon Mawer
Simon Mawer
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  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Author

Simon Mawer (/ˈmɔːr/ MAWR; born 1948, England) is a British author who lives in Italy.