Author: John le Carre

Quotes

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

- John le Carre

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

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

- John le Carre

Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.

Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.

- John le Carre

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

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

- John le Carre

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.

- John le Carre

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

- John le Carre

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