Gerald Westerby, he told himself. You were present at your birth. You were present at your several marriages and at some of your divorces, and you will certainly be present at your funeral. High time, in our considered view, that you were present at certain other crucial moments in your history.
John le CarreThank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book.
John le CarreThe monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous.
John le Carre