My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. John le Carre More Quotes by John le Carre More Quotes From John le Carre In the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery. John le Carre misery design hands If you see the world as gloomily as I see it, the only thing to do is laugh or shoot yourself. John le Carre things-to-do laughing world I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity. John le Carre given literature thinking There was nothing dishonourable in not being blown about by every little modern wind. Better to have worth, to entrench, to be an oak of one's own generation. John le Carre generations choices wind 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 laughing two thinking Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book. John le Carre mistake writing book I can't think of anybody worse to live with. John le Carre i-can thinking The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done - dare I say it - in the name of God. John le Carre dare done names I happen to write by hand. I don't even type. John le Carre literature writing hands I've always had difficulties with female characters. John le Carre female literature character I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price. John le Carre maturity democracy age You have no idea how humiliating it was, as a boy, to suddenly have all your clothes, your toys, snatched by the bailiff. I mean we were a middle-class family, it's not as if it was happening up and down the street. It made me ashamed, I felt dirty. John le Carre boys mean dirty I am still making order out of chaos by reinvention. John le Carre chaos stills order The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead. John le Carre literature war long There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction. John le Carre subjects literature fiction For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict. John le Carre description conflict political A lot of people see doubt as legitimate philosophical posture. They think of themselves in the middle, whereas of course really, they're nowhere. John le Carre philosophical people thinking We've had enough." He took back the report and jammed it under his arm. "We've had a bellyful, in fact." "And like everyone who's had enough," said Control as Alleline noisily left the room, "he wants more. John le Carre enough-said arms want But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy. John le Carre real lying thinking I mean, I'm in the business of storytelling, not message making. John le Carre storytelling messages mean
