John Le Carre Quotes

When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more novels under my belt. - John Le Carre

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. - John Le Carre

We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms of conspiracy. And the spy novel, as never before, really, has come into its own. - John Le Carre

There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction. - John Le Carre

The spy who came in from the cold. - John Le Carre

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received. - John Le Carre

The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead. - John Le Carre

Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book. - John Le Carre

Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do. - John Le Carre

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