RIP John le Carré

A short selection of memorable lines from his books:

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

-The Honourable Schoolboy

“You are a perfect spy. All you need is a cause.”

-A Perfect Spy

All men are born free: just not for long.

-A Murder of Quality

It is also the pardonable vanity of lonely people everywhere to assume they have no counterparts.

-The Honourable Schoolboy

The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.

-Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy