What did John le Carre mean by: It’s the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? - John le Carre Author Copy
+ He has the gift of quiet. Feraz Zeid, July 12, 2023December 12, 2023, John le Carre, Quiet, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Clever, Tragedy, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Enemy, Fool, 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
+ Yet it’s not for want of future that I’m here, he thought. It’s for want of a present. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, 0 - John le Carre Author
+ Completing a book, it’s a little like having a baby. Feraz Zeid, July 8, 2023December 12, 2023, John le Carre, Baby, Book, 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
+ I’ve never been able to write a book without one very strong character in my rucksack. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John le Carre, Book, Strong, Writing, 0 - John le Carre Author
If you live with death threats, you need friends. So you have to risk that they might spy on you. - Herta Muller
An ambassador has no need of spies; his character is always sacred. - George Washington General · Virginia
All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. Explain - Alexander Pope Poet · England
That’s the thing about spies. Most of the secrets we keep are from each other. - Ally Carter Author · USA
It is ten thousand times cheaper to pay the best spies lavishly than even a tiny army poorly. - Sun Tzu Military strategist and philosopher · China
Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business. - Sun Tzu Military strategist and philosopher · China
Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity. - Sun Tzu Military strategist and philosopher · China
