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Famous John le Carre Quotes
“Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving selves.”
“Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.”
“America has entered one of its periods of historic madness, but this is the worst I can remember.”
“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
“There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.”
“I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity.”
“The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.”
“Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book.”