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John le Carre Quotes

English - Writer | October 19, 1931 -

It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which he's attached, to take away information - often in secret - and to translate that into intelligence for his masters, whether it's his readership or his spy masters. And I think that both professions are perhaps rather lonely.

Community Intelligence Think Lonely

I think bankers will always get away with whatever they can get away with.

Think Will Always Whatever Away Get

Completing a book, it's a little like having a baby.

Baby Book Having A Baby Little Like

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

Good Yourself People Unhappy You

Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.

Fiction Would Authentic Rather Knows

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received.

People Will Always Longing Concern

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.

Society Care First Weak Losers

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

Book Seeing Like Your Movie Having

I'm really a library man, or second-hand book man.

Man Book Library Second-Hand Really

You should have died when I killed you.

You Should Died

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.

Writing Walking You Pie Street Mud

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

Good Truth Politics Doing Nothing

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