A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue.
John le CarreThere are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur.
John le CarreSometimes we have to do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions, not answers.
John le CarreI had two experiences of criminality: one was my conman father, the other was teaching at Eton
John le CarreThe religious cant that will send American troops into battle is perhaps the most sickening aspect of this surreal war-to-be. Bush has an arm-lock on God. And God has very particular political opinions. God appointed America to save the world in any way that suits America. God appointed Israel to be the nexus of America's Middle Eastern policy, and anyone who wants to mess with that idea is a) anti-Semitic, b) anti-American, c) with the enemy, and d) a terrorist.
John le Carre