In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then there has been the public perception of why the war was being fought. In every crisis, the issues have been far more complex than the public has been allowed to know. John le Carre allowcomplexcrisis share on social
For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict. John le Carre badlyconflictdescription Change image and share on social
To give the best of the day to your work is most important. John le Carre daygiveimportant 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
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
I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity. John le Carre greatimpertinentimpunity Change image and share on social
I made an awful mess of my first marriage. It was hard to live with me being me. I was so abnormal. I mean, most writers struggle. I hadn't struggled. I couldn't suddenly go down to the PEN Club and behave like a normal human being, because most of those guys were struggling to make a couple of thousand pounds a year. John le Carre abnormalawfulbehave share on social
I want to be like Ford Madox Ford. I want to be talking to somebody across a fire, and I want him to join me and listen to me, and if he is fidgeting in his chair, I know I am not doing my job. I am a storyteller, and I know most people like a story. John le Carre chairfidgetefire share on social
A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world. John le Carre dangerousdeskplace Change image and share on social
I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the rights to studios for ridiculous amounts of money and the films have never been made. That's the saddest thing of all, because they're locked up and no one else can make them. John le Carre amountbookdecision share on social