On one hand we go like hell for every terror cell we can find, we penetrate it, we destroy it. On the other hand, there is a much bigger need for a political solution.
John le CarreWhat do you think spies are: priests, saints and martyrs? They're a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors too, yes; pansies, sadists and drunkards, people who play cowboys and Indians to brighten their rotten lives.
John le CarreBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy.
John le CarreI've never been able to write a book without one very strong character in my rucksack.
John le Carre