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John le Carre quotes

English Writer October 19, 1931

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John le Carre quote: "Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only..."
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. John le Carre
Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage. 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
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right to remain suspicious, contemptuous even, of the secrecy and the misinformation which is the digest of our news. John le Carre
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
If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. John le Carre
I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made..."
Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book. John le Carre
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there..."
If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't..."
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
John le Carre quote: "Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen..."
Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes. 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
I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the rights to studios for ridiculous amounts of money and the films have never been made. That's the saddest thing of all, because they're locked up and no one else can make them. John le Carre
History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose. John le Carre

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