We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.

Quote by John Le Carre

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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...

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there...

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there...

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

Betrayal can only happen if you love.

I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great...

I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great...

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...

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

A committee is an animal with four back legs.

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...

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...

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents...

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents...

You should have died when I killed you

You should have died when I killed you

I think that where I've watched a movie go wrong, it's usually because the dread...

I think that where I've watched a movie go wrong, it's usually because the dread...

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...

I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature....

I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature....

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and...

Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and...

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.