Quote by John le Carré Download Open image ““Few men can resist expressing their appetites when they're making a fantasy about themselves.”” — John le Carré ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“All men are hungry. They always have been. They must eat, and when they deny themselves the pleasures of carrying out that need, they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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“It is a strange attitude, to view a woman merely as an object to be taken; to be so overwhelmed by the body’s cravings… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
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“We all need fantasies now and then. Sometimes believing our lives can be different is the only thing that keeps us going.” — Leisa Rayven Copy Share Image
“Desire is the kind of thing that eats you and leaves you starving.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“The story of my life is wanting, hungering, for what I cannot have or, perhaps, wanting what I dare not allow myself to have.” — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“Men are like snack foods. The ones you want are never good for you.” — Scott Sherman Copy Share Image
The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely personal. I… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“You're history, Donohue. You think countries run the fucking world! Go back to fucking Sunday school. It's 'God save our multinational' they're singing these… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The trouble is, when professional spies go out of their way to make a definitive statement about one of their own, the public tends… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving selves. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“Pain observed is journalistic pain. It's diplomatic pain. It's television pain, over as soon as you switch off your beastly set.” — John le Carré Copy Share Image
The greatest threat to mankind comes from the renunciation of individual scruple in favor of institutional denominators. . . . Real heroism lies, as… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“and the wood smoke will roll out of the fireplace on to the carpet we paid too much for on that rainy afternoon in… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
“Middle children weep longer than their brothers and sisters. Over her mother’s shoulder, stilling her pains and her injured pride, Jackie Lacon watched the… — John le Carré Copy Share Image