I am still making order out of chaos by reinvention.

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I happen to write by hand. I don't even type. John Le Carre

I happen to write by hand. I don't even type. John Le Carre

There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.

There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.

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...

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was...

Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was...

I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the...

I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the...

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through...

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through...

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

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...

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.

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.

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...

Betrayal can only happen if you love

Betrayal can only happen if you love

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...

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...

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

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...

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

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

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

America has entered one of its periods of historic madness, but this is the worst...

America has entered one of its periods of historic madness, but this is the worst...