The factory workers say that it's impossible to do anything right. If you arrive five minutes early you are a saboteur; if you arrive five minutes late you are betraying socialism; if you arrive on time they say, Where did… — 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 Image
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 Image
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply because you show little or no response to their affection?” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
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 Image
“For fear is so unwelcome that it comes only in disguise, and guilt is its favourite one.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“Or was the truth - like so many truths - not any one of the envisaged possibilities?” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“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 Image
