Quotes by : John le Carré

Haydon had found his charm again. He could do that at the drop of a hat. He drew you and he repelled....

We have to live without sympathy, don't we? That's impossible of course. We act it to one another, all....

I would say that since the war, our methods-out and those of the opposition-have become much the same.....

By what route the infant Hansen found his way to the Jesuits, the file did not relate. Perhaps the mother....

Gossip till the cows come home.

When the truth finally catches up to you, don't be a hero and run.

When a problem threatens to engulf you, there's nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above....

This is a war," Lemas replied. "It's graphic and unpleasant because it's fought on a tiny scale, at close....

Walking a short way back along the embankment, almost to where the cross stood, Smiley took another look....

society is unconcerned with the aftermath of sensation.