Betrayal can only happen if you love

Quote by John Le Carre

Topics: Betrayal Quotes

By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my...

By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my...

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by...

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by...

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my...

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my...

Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor...

Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor...

Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think...

Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think...

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then...

In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then...

The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.

The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.

We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms...

We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms...

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

You should have died when I killed you

You should have died when I killed you

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more...

I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more...

Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving...

Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving...

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street...

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street...

Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.

Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.

For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.

For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.

Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about...

Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about...