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John le Carre quotes about thinking

English Writer October 19, 1931

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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
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
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 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

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