Who said “The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.”?

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John Mortimer. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceIn The Observer (28 June 1987)

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Mortimer, J. (n.d.). The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42979-the-shelf-life-of-the-modern-hardback-writer/

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Mortimer, John. “The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42979-the-shelf-life-of-the-modern-hardback-writer/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Mortimer, John. “The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42979-the-shelf-life-of-the-modern-hardback-writer/.

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