Everything he admired or loved had been the product of intense individualism. ...when had mass philosophies ever brought benefit or wisdom?
John le CarréStichwörter: wisdom philosophy individualism
...in the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery...
John le CarréA good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue. Some of you may wonder why I am reluctant to submit to interviews on television and radio and in the press. The answer is that nothing that I write is authentic. It is the stuff of dreams, not reality. Yet I am treated by the media as though I wrote espionage handbooks.
John le Carré...what woman has ever stopped by a want of information? She felt. And despised him for not acting in accordance with her feelings.
John le CarréLo raccontò in maniera semplice ma precisa, come un buon soldato rievoca una battaglia, non più col sapore della vittoria o della sconfitta ma unicamente con l'emozione del ricordo.
John le Carré.. si chiese se esisteva amore tra gli esseri umani che non fosse basato su una specie di illusione volontaria
John le CarréSmiley was soaked to the skin and God as a punishment had removed all taxis from the face of London.
John le CarréOutside the school's walls the Swinging Sixties are in full cry, but inside them the band of Empire plays on. Twice-daily chapel services praise the school's war dead to the detriment of its living, value the white man above lesser breeds, and preach chastity to boys who can find sexual stimulation in a Times editorial.
John le CarréIt's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?
John le CarréIt is also the pardonable vanity of lonely people everywhere to assume that they have no counterparts.
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