A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul.

Elections are a Western jerk-off.

The pharmaceutical corporations are engaged in the systematic corruption of the medical profession, country by country

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.

I had two experiences of criminality: one was my conman father, the other was teaching at Eton

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it.

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.