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LeCarre always grabs the reader in the first two pages and never lets go of his sophisticated hooks. "Given his head, [Toby] would long ago have swept away Britain's private education system, abolished all vestiges of entitlement and put the monarchy on a bicycle. Yet even while harbouring these seditious thoughts, the striver in him knew that his first aim must be to rise in the system he dreamed of liberating."
— Dec 11, 2015 04:51PM
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"Given his head, [Toby] would long ago have swept away Britain's private education system, abolished all vestiges of entitlement and put the monarchy on a bicycle. Yet even while harbouring these seditious thoughts, the striver in him knew that his first aim must be to rise in the system he dreamed of liberating."
— Dec 11, 2015 04:49PM
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"If he turned on the television set it said 'Welcome, Mr. Paul Anderson. Why not enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner aperitif in our Lord Nelson's Snug!' The exclamation mark in place of the more appropriate question mark was a source of constant annoyance to the pedant in him." IDENTIFY! 8-)
— Dec 11, 2015 12:31PM
