"Treason is very much a matter of habit,…" — John le Carre

"Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided."

— John le Carre

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126 Quotes by John le Carre

John le Carre has 126 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which…
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as…
But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry,…
My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its…
History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you…
A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it.
A committee is an animal with four back legs.
The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern…
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience,…
Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

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God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for… — Drew Barrymore
After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity. — George Ade
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. — Ambrose Bierce
You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The… — Joe Biden
Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them. — Theodor Adorno
I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started… — Cate Blanchett
I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I… — Mary J. Blige
People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided… — Usain Bolt
I have decided not to run for president. — John Bolton

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