John Le Carre - "The Chancellor Who Agreed To Play Spy, in The New York Times, May 8, 1974

Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-ight drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.
John Le Carre
A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.
John Le Carre - Magnus Pym in "A Perfect Spy"
Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers.

- John Le Carre - "The Chancellor Who Agreed To Play Spy, in The New York Times, May 8, 1974