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Len Deighton Quotes

Len Deighton quotes

British Historian February 18, 1929

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Len Deighton quote: "I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until..."
I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them. Len Deighton
I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books. Len Deighton
The sacrifices they had made persuaded the French people that they alone had won the war, and their government did nothing to correct this impression. The Canadians buried at Vimy Ridge, the British sailors lost at sea, Australians and New Zealanders who had fallen at Gallipoli, the Indian Corps which had frozen at Armentirres in the first winter of the war, Americans killed at Champagne and Argonne, all these were forgotten. Len Deighton
Len Deighton quote: "Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a..."
Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer. Len Deighton
I think Jay is in import and export business as his cards say, but he finally found that the second most valuable commodity today is information."And?"The most valuable?"People with information," I suggested. Len Deighton
England's civil war had ended in a consensus as the English discovered that they hated foreigners more than they hated their own countrymen. Len Deighton
Len Deighton quote: "In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it..."
In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well. Len Deighton
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one. Len Deighton
Len Deighton quote: "Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few..."
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. Len Deighton
Len Deighton quote: "What Douglas had once seen as the attractive over-confidence..."
What Douglas had once seen as the attractive over-confidence of youth, now looked more like unyielding selfishness. Len Deighton
Len Deighton quote: "When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm..."
When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C. Len Deighton

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