“Companies are run by computers. Profit margins are sliced thin. And no manager dare raise his eyes from his accounts long enough to learn the names of his staff. It’s the price we pay for progress.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“she still had that fundamental insecurity that one bout of poverty can inflict for a lifetime, and no amount of money remedy.” — Len Deighton Copy Share
I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them. — Len Deighton Copy Share
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. — Len Deighton Copy Share
“England's civil war had ended in a consensus as the English discovered that they hated foreigners more than they hated their own countrymen.” — Len Deighton Copy Share
“Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply because you show little or no response to their affection?” — Len Deighton Copy Share
When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war. — Len Deighton Copy Share
The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never… — Len Deighton Copy Share
“For fear is so unwelcome that it comes only in disguise, and guilt is its favourite one.” — Len Deighton Copy Share
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second… — Len Deighton Copy Share
“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.” — Len Deighton Copy Share
“Or was the truth - like so many truths - not any one of the envisaged possibilities?” — Len Deighton Copy Share
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse. — Len Deighton Copy Share
“Anyone can write one book; for instance even politicians do it! Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer” — Len Deighton Copy Share
