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“Sometimes we have to do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions, not answers.”
― John le Carré, A Perfect Spy

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy

“By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed.”
― John Le Carre

“The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous”
― John le Carré

“After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him.”
― John LeCarre

“Our power knows no limits, yet we cannot find food for a starving child, or a home for a refugee. Our knowledge is without measure and we build the weapons that will destroy us. We live on the edge of ourselves, terrified of the darkness within. We have harmed, corrupted and ruined, we have made mistakes and deceived.”
― John le Carré

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
― Mahatma Gandhi