Elections Are A Western Jerk-off.

You Can't Make War Against Terror. Terror Is A Technique Of Battle. It's A Tactic That Has Been Employed Since Time Immemorial. You Can Conduct Clandestine Action Against Terrorists, And That Must Be Done.

Sometimes We Have To Do A Thing In Order To Find Out The Reason For It. Sometimes Our Actions Are Questions, Not Answers.

I've Never Been Able To Write A Book Without One Very Strong Character In My Rucksack.

I'm Really A Library Man, Or Second-hand Book Man.

[my Novels] Introduce Levels Of Intelligence ... Moral Doubt [and] Self-doubt, Which May Not Pertain [to Real-world Espionage].