John le Carré: Citations en anglais
“The friends of my friends are my friends.”
The Mission Song (2006)
“A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul.”
The Mission Song (2006)
“Why is it that so many men of small stature have more courage than men of size?”
The Mission Song (2006)
“You see a lot — your eyes get very painful.”
Smiley's People (1979)
Source: The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1963), p.231
John le Carré (1931-2020) on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa & More, Democracy Now! https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/25/john_le_carre_1931_2020_on (25 December 2020)
John le Carré (1931-2020) on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa & More, Democracy Now! https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/25/john_le_carre_1931_2020_on (25 December 2020)
from a clip from the film adaptation of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, starring Richard Burton as Alec Leamas, an alcoholic cynical British spy
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1963)
Source: Quoted in “The United States of America Has Gone Mad”: John le Carré on Iraq War, Israel & U.S. Militarism, Democracy Now! https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/25/the_united_states_of_america_has (25 December 2020)
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)
As quoted in Halliwell's Film Companion https://archive.org/details/halliwellswhoswh00hall/page/280/mode/2up (1985) by Leslie Halliwell, p. 281
