“The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.”
― Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
― Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
“You learn nothing about men by snubbing them and crushing their pride. You must ask them what it is they can do in this world, that they alone can do.”
― Wolf Hall
― Wolf Hall
“She had been a comet; and her blazing descent through dark skies had been plain for all to see.”
― The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
― The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
“The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“...in the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery...”
― Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
― Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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