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John le Carre quotes

English Writer October 19, 1931

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John le Carre quote: "I think that where I've watched a movie go wrong, it's usually..."
I think that where I've watched a movie go wrong, it's usually because the dread committee has been interfering with it. John le Carre
I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature. I guess you could say that, at 65, when you've seen the world shape up as I have, there are only two things you can do: laugh or kill yourself. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "I'm really a library man, or second-hand book man."
I'm really a library man, or second-hand book man. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to..."
I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity. John le Carre
I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price. 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
John le Carre quote: "Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so..."
Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust..."
Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie. 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
John le Carre quote: "I happen to write by hand. I don't even type."
I happen to write by hand. I don't even type. John le Carre
In the last 15 or 20 years, I've watched the British press simply go to hell. There seems to be no limit, no depths to which the tabloids won't sink. I don't know who these people are but they're little pigs. John le Carre
In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then there has been the public perception of why the war was being fought. In every crisis, the issues have been far more complex than the public has been allowed to know. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared..."
The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead. John le Carre
John le Carre quote: "Americans believe that if you know something, you should do..."
Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it. John le Carre
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

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