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“Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”
― John Le Carre

“By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed.”
― John Le Carre

“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes”
― John Le Carre

“After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him.”
― John LeCarre

“Yes, dear Father. But has it ever occurred to you that by controlling [your feelings] you destroy them? How many times can we say sorry before we don't feel sorry anymore?”
― John le Carré, A Most Wanted Man