Quotes about John Le Carre

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In the last 15 or 20 years, I've watched the British press simply go to...

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

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