"I think, increasingly, despite what we are being told is an ever more open world of communication, there is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes."
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John le Carré, born David John Moore Cornwell in 1931, was a master of espionage fiction whose works redefined the genre. With a background in British intelligence during the Cold War, his experiences profoundly influenced his writing, most notably in acclaimed novels like "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." Le Carré's intricate plots and morally complex characters delved into the shadows of espionage, leaving a lasting legacy that challenged readers to question the nature of truth and loyalty.
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"SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, also has no executive powers and operates abroad on CIA lines, but with a tiny percentage of the budget and a tiny percentage of the personnel."
John le Carre"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."
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"It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it is simply the left arm of healthy governmental curiosity. It brings to a strong government what it needs to know. It's the collection of information, a journalistic job, if you will, but done in secret."
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"I've had nothing to do with the intelligence world since I left it, in any shade or variety."
John le Carre"I wrote 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' at the age of 30 under intense, unshared personal stress and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself."
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