Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.
John le Carré (1931-2020) English novelist, intelligence officer [pseud. of David Moore Cornwell]
(Attributed)
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Le Carre, John
A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
John le Carré (1931-2020) English novelist, intelligence officer [pseud. of David Moore Cornwell]
(Attributed)
We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and everywhere can sleep safely in their beds at night.
John le Carré (1931-2020) English novelist, intelligence officer [pseud. of David Moore Cornwell]
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, ch. 2 (1963)