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View Plans“ ”A man who lives apart, not to others but alone, is exposed to obvious psychological dangers. In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire.
About John le Carré
John le Carré is the pen-name of David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), who was a British writer of spy novels and a former spy himself.
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Additional quotes by John le Carré
...also took for granted that secret services were the only real measure of a nations political health, the only real expression of its subconscious.
He has his chin on his chest and his eyes down. He is thinking of his new baby, his new novel, tomorrow's dance contest. He is thinking of everything except what he is thinking about.
If you see the world as gloomily as I see it, the only thing to do is laugh or shoot yourself.