What did John le Carre mean by: I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them. - John le Carre Author Copy
+ America has entered one of its periods of historic madness, but this is the worst I can remember. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, America, Literature, Madness, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided. Feraz Zeid, August 21, 2023December 12, 2023, John le Carre, Habit, Spy, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ To possess another language is to possess another soul. Feraz Zeid, July 15, 2023December 12, 2023, John le Carre, Language, Soul, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ All men are born free: just not for long. Feraz Zeid, August 22, 2023December 12, 2023, John le Carre, Born, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ What else has a journalist to do these days, after all, but report life’s miseries? Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Journalist, Misery, These Days, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Believe, Literature, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ Let’s all pretend to be someone else, and then perhaps we’ll find out who we are. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Be Who You Are, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven’t made is to talk about the unwritten book. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Book, Mistake, Writing, 0 - John le Carre Author
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Oh, my dear, my tragedy is that you don’t need to be loved as I know how to love. - Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse Salon hostess · France
My grandfather taught me that it is harder to be kind than it is to be clever. - Jeff Bezos Entrepreneur
I love John Irving’s stuff. It’s that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It’s really terrific. - Jeff Bridges Actor · USA
I’m accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say. - Jennifer Stone Actress · USA
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. - William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
