I've had nothing to do with the intelligence world since I left it, in any shade or variety. John le Carre haveintelligenceleave Change image and share on social
Totalitarian states killed with impunity and no one was held accountable. That didn't happen in the West. John le Carre accountablehappenhold Change image and share on social
Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do. John le Carre alienatebackbalance share on social
The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead. John le Carre colddeaddeclare Change image and share on social
In the '60s - and right up to the present day - the identity of a member of the British Secret Services was and is, quite rightly, a state secret. To divulge it is a crime. The Services may choose to leak a name when it pleases them. John le Carre 60sbritishchoose share on social
SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, also has no executive powers and operates abroad on CIA lines, but with a tiny percentage of the budget and a tiny percentage of the personnel. John le Carre abroadbudgetcia Change image and share on social
We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another. John le Carre composedaydress Change image and share on social
If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. John le Carre bookearentertain share on social
There was an ITV television production of the second novel I wrote, called 'Murder of Quality.' It was a little murder story set in a public school - I'd once taught at Eton, and I used that stuff. John le Carre calletonitv Change image and share on social
There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction. John le Carre fictionsubjecttackle Change image and share on social
