A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
More Quotes from John le Carre:
I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives.John le Carre
Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book.
John le Carre
Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving selves.
John le Carre
Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage.
John le Carre
A committee is an animal with four back legs.
John le Carre
The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received.
John le Carre
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Danger & Risk Quotes, World QuotesIn the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.
Niklaus Wirth
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
Saint Augustine
It's fun playing two roles. The roles provide a wonderful range of emotions. Stuart is childlike and sensitive. Adam is ruthless, outrageous. He's flamboyant. He does the unexpected.
David Canary