I don't know the literary world; I was scared of being confronted with famous names, not knowing what they had written. It was occupied territory I was entering. John le Carre confrontenterfamous Change image and share on social
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. John le Carre ambiguitycodecold Change image and share on social
I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature. I guess you could say that, at 65, when you've seen the world shape up as I have, there are only two things you can do: laugh or kill yourself. John le Carre guesshavekill share on social
'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' was the work of a wayward imagination brought to the end of its tether by political disgust and personal confusion. John le Carre bringcoldconfusion Change image and share on social
I wrote 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' at the age of 30 under intense, unshared personal stress and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself. John le Carre agebonnbritish share on social
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. John le Carre cheatchildhooddetachment share on social
I think that where I've watched a movie go wrong, it's usually because the dread committee has been interfering with it. John le Carre committeedreadhave Change image and share on social
Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic. John le Carre authenticcrediblefiction Change image and share on social
I think bankers will always get away with whatever they can get away with. John le Carre banker Change image and share on social
Completing a book, it's a little like having a baby. John le Carre babybookcomplete Change image and share on social
