... in moments of crisis our thoughts do not run consecutively but rather sweep over us in waves or intuition and experience ...
John Le CarréTags: thinking experience crisis intuition
A man who lives apart, not to others but alone, is exposed to obvious psychological dangers. In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire.
John Le CarréLook, we are getting to be old men, and we've spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another's systems... Don't you think it's time to recognise that there is as little worth on your side as there is on mine?
John Le CarréTags: humanity logical-thinking
Why am I despising you when I'm about to change your life?
John Le CarréThe most peaceble people will do the most terrible things when they're pushed.
John Le CarréWith people you see in them what you already know.
John Le CarréFew men can resist expressing their appetites when they're making a fantasy about themselves.
John Le CarréI love you,' he repeated. 'All my failures were preparations for meeting you.
John Le CarréTags: the-russia-house
Power sits uneasily on those one has grown up with. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Spy.
John Le CarréSpying is waiting.
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