Espionage

Spy fiction, literature concerning the forms of espionage, was a sub-genre derived from the novel during the nineteenth century, which then evolved into a discrete genre before the First World War (1914–18), when governments established modern intelligence agencies in the early twentieth century. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure, the thriller and the politico–military thriller.

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Quotes Tagged “Espionage”

“ Do you know what love is? I'll tell you: it is whatever you can still betray. ...more ”
― John le Carré, The Looking Glass War

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“ Black considered shooting him here. That idea lasted about a second. Thought about pushing the barrel through the man’s skull. That lasted a couple more. ”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire

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