Quote by John le Carre

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it.

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream populatio

Summary

This quote suggests that both spies and writers seem to exist apart from the ordinary population. Like writers who draw inspiration from various sources and reshape it in their work, spies gather knowledge through bribes, piecing together a different reality. Both spies and writers carry out a kind of theft - spies by obtaining information and writers by extracting experiences and emotions. Ultimately, this quote highlights the parallel between the lives of spies and writers, showcasing how they both work behind the scenes, reimagining and reinterpreting the world around them.

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By John le Carre

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