John LeCarre Quotes (6 Quotes)

A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.

Berlin. What a garrison of spies what a cabinet full of useless, liquid secrets, what a playground for every alchemist, miracle worker and rat piper that ever took up the cloak.

I move my lips when I read -- I'm painfully slow -- so I like really good English.

It's easy to forget what intelligence consists of luck and speculation. Here and there a windfall, here and there a scoop.

For decades to come the spy world will continue to be the collective couch where the subconscious of each nation is confessed.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.