Len Deighton quotes
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“In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.”
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“Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.”
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“Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse.”
-- Len DeightonSource : Len Deighton (1964). “Funeral in Berlin”, HarperCollins UK
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“Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities.”
-- Len DeightonSource : LEN DEIGHTON (1967). “AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE”
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“The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never change.”
-- Len DeightonSource : Len Deighton (2010). “London Match”, p.15, HarperCollins UK
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“I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.”
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“When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.”
-- Len DeightonSource : "Eleven Declarations of War". Book by Len Deighton, 1971.
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“Progress is man's indifference to the lessons of history.”
-- Len DeightonSource : LEN DEIGHTON (1967). “AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE”
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“Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.”
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“The factory workers say that it's impossible to do anything right. If you arrive five minutes early you are a saboteur; if you arrive five minutes late you are betraying socialism; if you arrive on time they say, Where did you get the watch?”
-- Len DeightonSource : Len Deighton (1964). “Funeral In Berlin”
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“I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.”
-- Len Deighton
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