John le Carre

Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.

You should have died when I killed you.

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.